Weather Records on 24 July 1942

331 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1942. Highest significance: Sawai Madhopur, IN.

Key Facts for 24 July 1942

On 24 July 1942, 331 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 320 daily.
Sawai Madhopur set a daily record precipitation of 194.8 mm (7.7 in) on 24 July 1942.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

331 stations

331 station records on 24 July 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sawai Madhopur	India	Record daily precipitation	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fogo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mandreal	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mathura	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Basaunti	India	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Khandhla	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonamarg &	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sampla	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taranagar (Reni)	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karauli	India	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chhata	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Punahana	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bhind	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Govindgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Churu	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ghaziabad	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kavali	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Washim	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jhajjar	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khurai	India	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khurja	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hindaun	India	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warner Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hattin	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Akhnoor	India	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palwal	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sohana	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bayana Biana	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anantnag	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kolaras	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Machilpur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waianae 798	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karnal	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Angai	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

331 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 198, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 July 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 July 1942 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 7, daily 320.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

275 broken records

Margins by which the 275 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1942

Top 20 records on 24 July 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1942	Sawai Madhopur, IN	daily rain	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1942	Kazan, RU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1942	Fogo, CA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1942	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1942	Biser, RU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1942	Batala, IN	daily rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1942	Mandreal, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1942	Kahuku 912, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1942	Mathura, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1942	Basaunti, IN	monthly rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1942	Perm, RU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1942	Khandhla, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1942	Sonamarg &, IN	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1942	Onawa 3NW, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1942	Sampla, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1942	Taranagar (Reni), IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1942	Karauli, IN	all-time rain	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1942	Nome AP, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1942	Pakala, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1942	Chhata, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1942. 1942 had 331 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 50	264
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1