Weather Records on 24 July 1950

384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1950. Highest significance: Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU.

Key Facts for 24 July 1950

On 24 July 1950, 384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 378 daily.
Wilcannia (Culpaulin) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 24 July 1950.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

384 stations

384 station records on 24 July 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wilcannia (Culpaulin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Watsons Bay (Vaucluse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kekri	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kipahulu 258	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manly Town Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mahwa (Mahwar)	India	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dholpur	India	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaithal	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alirajpur/Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Knowlton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darr River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muktesar	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vergemont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Franz	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pichhore(Dabra)	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morena	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manouan Sanmaur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lidcombe (Carnarvon Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Firozabad	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont Pumping Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

384 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 221.

Records on 24 July 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 378.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

328 broken records

Margins by which the 328 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1950

Top 20 records on 24 July 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1950	Wilcannia (Culpaulin), AU	monthly rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1950	Hoxie, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1950	Vang I Valdres, NO	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1950	Watsons Bay (Vaucluse), AU	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1950	Gowrie Junction, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1950	Kekri, IN	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1950	Hatch, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1950	Shawano 2SSW, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1950	Walgett (Goangra), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1950	Kipahulu 258, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1950	Manly Town Hall, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1950	Faerder Fyr, NO	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1950	Ayrshire Downs, AU	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1950	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1950	Norcross, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1950	Maristova, NO	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1950	Mc Cook, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1950	Mahwa (Mahwar), IN	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1950	Makaweli 965, US	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1950	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1950. 1950 had 384 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	289
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1