Weather Records on 24 July 1939

225 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1939. Highest significance: Worthington, US.

Key Facts for 24 July 1939

On 24 July 1939, 225 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 224 daily.
Worthington set a daily record precipitation of 73.9 mm (2.9 in) on 24 July 1939.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

225 stations

225 station records on 24 July 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poonch	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Karwi	India	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kamasin	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manatu	India	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beberu	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manjhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kulpahar	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Hill 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arrah Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flora Valley Old	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ord River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flinders State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jalesar	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rath	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orai	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

225 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 137.

Records on 24 July 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1939 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 224.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

182 broken records

Margins by which the 182 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1939

Top 20 records on 24 July 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1939	Worthington, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1939	Poonch, IN	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1939	Karwi, IN	daily rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1939	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1939	El Dorado Goodwin Fld, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1939	Kamasin, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1939	Velikie Luki, RU	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1939	Manatu, IN	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1939	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1939	Beberu, IN	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1939	Clarendon, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1939	Chainpur, IN	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1939	Durham, GB	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1939	David City 4E, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1939	Mau, IN	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1939	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1939	Gorlitz, DE	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1939	Stuttgart, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1939	Manjhanpur, IN	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1939	Kulpahar, IN	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1799 to 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1939. 1939 had 225 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1813	1
1817	1
1832	1
1836	1
1838	2
1843	2
1844	1
1846	1
1849	2
1859	1
1860	1
1862	1
1867	1
1868	3
1869	1
1870	1
1872	3
1874	1
1875	2
1880	3
1882	1
1883	2
1885	3
1889	2
1891	2
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	4
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	5
1903	8
1904	19
1905	19
1906	18
1907	8
1908	11
1909	21
1910	36
1911	51
1912	84
1913	30
1914	22
1915	35
1916	32
1917	40
1918	70
1919	19
1920	46
1921	67
1922	186
1923	87
1924	193
1925	154
1926	186
1927	251
1928	237
1929	187
1930	195
1931	364
1932	249
1933	356
1934	994
1935	342
1936	498
1937	327
1938	545
1939	225
1940	568
1941	335
1942	331
1943	278
1944	315
1945	252
1946	407
1947	852
1948	385
1949	408
1950	384
1951	333
1952	534
1953	403
1954	447
1955	445
1956	379
1957	428
1958	372
1959	522
1960	466
1961	612
1962	996
1963	521
1964	517
1965	333
1966	401
1967	344
1968	430
1969	585
1970	553
1971	678
1972	528
1973	743
1974	670
1975	521
1976	521
1977	829
1978	673
1979	652
1980	487
1981	1,025
1982	689
1983	1,425
1984	789
1985	829
1986	1,227
1987	1,220
1988	1,130
1989	896
1990	944
1991	1,092
1992	1,271
1993	1,705
1994	1,153
1995	927
1996	1,145
1997	1,097
1998	990
1999	1,201
2000	1,236
2001	1,186
2002	796
2003	2,254
2004	1,604
2005	1,158
2006	1,694
2007	1,310
2008	1,363
2009	856
2010	1,859
2011	1,514
2012	827
2013	572
2014	922
2015	483
2016	637
2017	559
2018	953
2019	1,221
2020	432
2021	541
2022	681
2023	804
2024	986
2025	879
2026	924

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	162
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2