Weather Records on 24 July 1956

379 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1956. Highest significance: Sevastopol',Mgs, UA.

Key Facts for 24 July 1956

On 24 July 1956, 379 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 372 daily.
Sevastopol',Mgs set a daily record precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 24 July 1956.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

379 stations

379 station records on 24 July 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jammalamadugu	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vijayawada	India	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moran India	India	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Proddatur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tadpatri	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jaswantpura	India	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hickman Lock 8	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valley View Lock 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Khagaul	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salvisa Lock 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
College Hill Lock 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aloograda	India	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nazira	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsu	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelaceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dinapur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	44.0 C (111.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sonari	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koyah	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress Dam 48	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koilkuntla	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dewan	India	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lingasugur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gooty	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beer Sheva-1	Israel	Record high maximum temperature	41.5 C (106.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Suez	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	43.0 C (109.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jaisalmer	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ford Lock 1O	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morehouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pulivendla	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hoult Lock 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

379 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 233.

Records on 24 July 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

321 broken records

Margins by which the 321 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1956

Top 20 records on 24 July 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1956	Sevastopol',Mgs, UA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1956	Richmond, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1956	Teriberka, RU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1956	Jammalamadugu, IN	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1956	Vijayawada, IN	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1956	Atmakur, IN	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1956	Sullurpet, IN	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1956	Moran India, IN	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1956	Shawneetown Old Town, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1956	Proddatur, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1956	Tadpatri, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1956	Jaswantpura, IN	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1956	Vedaranayam, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1956	Little Hickman Lock 8, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1956	Williamsville, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1956	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1956	Owensboro 3ENE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1956	Valley View Lock 9, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1956	St John Bethlehem Aca, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1956	Khagaul, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	1 year	44 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1956. 1956 had 379 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	267
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	4