Weather Records on 24 July 1955

445 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1955. Highest significance: Mt Trumbull, US.

Key Facts for 24 July 1955

On 24 July 1955, 445 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 432 daily.
Mt Trumbull set an all-time record daily precipitation of 111.0 mm (4.4 in) on 24 July 1955.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

445 stations

445 station records on 24 July 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Trumbull	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Davenport	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Midvale	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moores Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grant Dam 38	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madha	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kassler	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sekoni	India	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Magadi	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whiting	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pinos Altos	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springs 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Horner	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pakur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia Shawmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chattarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

445 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 241.

Records on 24 July 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 432.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

357 broken records

Margins by which the 357 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 67.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1955

Top 20 records on 24 July 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1955	Mt Trumbull, US	all-time rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1955	Davenport, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1955	Water Valley, US	monthly rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1955	Pleasanton, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1955	St Louis St Louis UNIV, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1955	Yuma Wb City, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1955	Midvale, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1955	Bethel AP, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1955	Waterdale, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1955	Searchlight, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1955	Soldier Summit, US	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1955	Edson, CA	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1955	Moores Hill, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1955	Grant Dam 38, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1955	Mtn City, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1955	Bakhtiarpur, IN	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1955	W Pt, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1955	Tropic, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1955	Grafton 1 NE, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1955	Mesa, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	33 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1955. 1955 had 445 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 10	272
10 to 20	59
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2