Weather Records on 24 July 1946

407 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1946. Highest significance: Helmond, NL.

Key Facts for 24 July 1946

On 24 July 1946, 407 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 401 daily.
Helmond set a daily record precipitation of 54.2 mm (2.1 in) on 24 July 1946.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

407 stations

407 station records on 24 July 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kassuli	India	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Darwha	India	Record daily precipitation	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Digras	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kotdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ramtek	India	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broadmarsh (Corleen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sharpes Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boyatup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hoshiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gohad	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Samrala	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Risod	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Naraingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bajag	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wagner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mangrulpir	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pusad	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

407 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 224.

Records on 24 July 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 401.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

336 broken records

Margins by which the 336 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 126.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1946

Top 20 records on 24 July 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1946	Helmond, NL	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1946	Kassuli, IN	daily rain	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1946	Princeton, US	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1946	Mangalore (Mangalore Farm), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1946	Darwha, IN	daily rain	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1946	New Norfolk, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1946	Digras, IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1946	Winterswijk, NL	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1946	Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1946	Kotdwara, IN	daily rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1946	Ramtek, IN	daily rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1946	Taos, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1946	Broadmarsh (Corleen), AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1946	Holyoke, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1946	Sharpes Siding, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1946	Boyatup, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1946	Kiandra Chalet, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1946	Hornindal, NO	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1946	Sterling, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1946	Hoshiarpur, IN	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	35 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1946. 1946 had 407 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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Data for records on 1946-07-24: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	306
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1