Weather Records on 24 July 1947

852 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1947. Highest significance: Punta Gorda, US.

Key Facts for 24 July 1947

On 24 July 1947, 852 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 664 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 804 daily.
Punta Gorda set a monthly record daily precipitation of 132.1 mm (5.2 in) on 24 July 1947.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

852 stations

852 station records on 24 July 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Punta Gorda	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gangapur	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cinclare	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mahul Pnulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waukomis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wonthaggi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Purushottampur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chapman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Council Grove	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

852 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 205, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 459, Heaviest daily rainfall 133.

Records on 24 July 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	205
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	459
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1947 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 47, daily 804.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

683 broken records

Margins by which the 683 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1947

Top 20 records on 24 July 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1947	Punta Gorda, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1947	Gangapur, IN	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1947	Cape St. Francis, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1947	Cinclare, US	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1947	Mahul Pnulpur, IN	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1947	Newton, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1947	New Salem 5NW, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1947	Chattanooga, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1947	Perry, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1947	Waukomis, US	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1947	Mt Hope, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1947	Norwich, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1947	Cottonwood Falls, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1947	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1947	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1947	Concordia ASOS, US	monthly low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1947	Wonthaggi, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1947	Hays 1 S, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1947	Norwich, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1947	Ottawa, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	46 years	34 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1947. 1947 had 852 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 1947-07-24: 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 10	637
10 to 20	28
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2