Weather Records on 24 July 1949

408 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1949. Highest significance: Greenville Kgvl Radio, US.

Key Facts for 24 July 1949

On 24 July 1949, 408 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 405 daily.
Greenville Kgvl Radio set a daily record precipitation of 102.6 mm (4.0 in) on 24 July 1949.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

408 stations

408 station records on 24 July 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kota-In-Rajasthan	India	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caron	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stettler	Canada	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Strasbourg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Olds	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Novo	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaikalur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheikhpura	India	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pantapin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Garotha	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Rafael Rch Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manginapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parlakimedi	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Peebles 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Susner	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dharamjaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

408 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 228.

Records on 24 July 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 405.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

332 broken records

Margins by which the 332 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1949

Top 20 records on 24 July 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1949	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1949	Kota-In-Rajasthan, IN	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1949	Hartwood, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1949	Gidhour, IN	daily rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1949	Tracy, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1949	Clark, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1949	Castlewood, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1949	Caron, CA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1949	Stettler, CA	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1949	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1949	Strasbourg, CA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1949	Olds, CA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1949	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1949	Roseau, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1949	Quinault Rs, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1949	Peterborough, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1949	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1949	Saint Johns, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1949	Stevens Pt, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1949	Bhimavaram, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1949. 1949 had 408 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 1949-07-24: 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	296
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1