Weather Records on 24 July 1948

385 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1948. Highest significance: Virden, CA.

Key Facts for 24 July 1948

On 24 July 1948, 385 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 378 daily.
Virden set a daily record precipitation of 60.5 mm (2.4 in) on 24 July 1948.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

385 stations

385 station records on 24 July 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Virden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Suez	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shergarh	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mechanicville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Surpura (Nokha)	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yallingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mercanam	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turuvekere	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ytiniche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadrachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bassawan	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sheo	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jalore	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dhone	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kunigal	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Muir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anantnag	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
White River Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rifle	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Illilawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

385 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 July 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 July 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 378.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

284 broken records

Margins by which the 284 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1948

Top 20 records on 24 July 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1948	Virden, CA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1948	Rucker Canyon, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1948	El Suez, EG	daily low min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1948	Groot Constantia, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1948	Baldwinsville, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1948	Eastport, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1948	Shergarh, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1948	Willard 4 SW, US	all-time rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1948	Mechanicville 2 S, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1948	Begumpet Obsy, IN	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1948	Surpura (Nokha), IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1948	Yallingup, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1948	Mercanam, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1948	Turuvekere, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1948	Groton, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1948	Trenton Falls, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1948	Gubbi Sr, IN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1948	Glomfjord, NO	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1948	Ytiniche, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1948	Asifabad(Rev), IN	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	28 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1948. 1948 had 385 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 1948-07-24: 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	251
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1