Weather Records on 24 July 1954

447 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1954. Highest significance: Chinaganjam, IN.

Key Facts for 24 July 1954

On 24 July 1954, 447 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 425 daily.
Chinaganjam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 251.7 mm (9.9 in) on 24 July 1954.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

447 stations

447 station records on 24 July 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chinaganjam	India	Record daily precipitation	251.7 mm (9.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kachugaon	India	Record daily precipitation	435.1 mm (17.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pathardi	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bilgram	India	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	378.5 mm (14.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gingee	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Malsiras	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uthankarai	India	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gudibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tindivanam	India	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gurjala(Gurujala)	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nargund	India	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chintamani	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Phaltan	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chengam	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madanapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mercanam	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uttiramerur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hosur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bukkapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mainpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newnham (Rocherlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bijapur	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sankari	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kuppam	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mainpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yadki	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
T.Narsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Penukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ahmadnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

447 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 182.

Records on 24 July 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1954 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 18, daily 425.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

337 broken records

Margins by which the 337 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 146.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1954

Top 20 records on 24 July 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1954	Chinaganjam, IN	monthly rain	251.7 mm (9.9 in)	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1954	Kachugaon, IN	all-time rain	435.1 mm (17.1 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1954	Pathardi, IN	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1954	Hatch, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1954	Bilgram, IN	daily rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1954	Palamner, IN	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1954	Tiruppattur, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1954	Alipurduar, IN	all-time rain	378.5 mm (14.9 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1954	Gingee, IN	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1954	Cheyyar, IN	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1954	Malsiras, IN	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1954	Tiruvannamalai, IN	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1954	Macharla, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1954	Uthankarai, IN	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1954	Krishnagiri, IN	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1954	Eldon, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1954	Gudibanda, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1954	Tindivanam, IN	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1954	Punganur, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1954	Polur, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	40 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1954. 1954 had 447 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	284
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1