Weather Records on 24 July 1944

315 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1944. Highest significance: Cimarron, US.

Key Facts for 24 July 1944

On 24 July 1944, 315 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 307 daily.
Cimarron set an all-time record daily precipitation of 151.6 mm (6.0 in) on 24 July 1944.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

315 stations

315 station records on 24 July 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Sherghati	India	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Raigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sarila	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abisko	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aurangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	227.8 mm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Korba	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bijeraghogarh	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kiruna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Janjgir	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waurika	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bhandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bonth	India	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Selsor Rch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haldwani	India	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skjomen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

315 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 121.

Records on 24 July 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1944 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 5, daily 307.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

247 broken records

Margins by which the 247 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1944

Top 20 records on 24 July 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1944	Cimarron, US	all-time rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1944	Sherghati, IN	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	115.9 mm (4.6 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1944	Elgin 5 N, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1944	Raigarh, IN	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1944	Sarila, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1944	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1944	Tangley, AU	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1944	Dodge City, US	all-time rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1944	Perryton, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1944	Abisko, SE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1944	Aurangabad, IN	monthly rain	227.8 mm (9.0 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1944	Ankenes, NO	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1944	Garden City, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1944	Baudette, US	all-time high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1944	Summerville 4W, US	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1944	Eskridge, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1944	Korba, IN	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1944	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1944	Manati 2 E, PR	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1944	Nominingue, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	30 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1944. 1944 had 315 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	223
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3