Weather Records on 24 July 1957

428 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1957. Highest significance: Queimadas, BR.

Key Facts for 24 July 1957

On 24 July 1957, 428 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 162 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 417 daily.
Queimadas set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.3 mm (2.3 in) on 24 July 1957.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

428 stations

428 station records on 24 July 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dras	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sikar	India	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deobhog	India	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gunupur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neemkathana	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Narva	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kattumavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karhal	India	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mayuram	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ipira (Camisao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rajnandgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bundabaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garu	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mayhill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sujangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kunda	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lohar-Daga	India	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tranqubar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rohtak	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crownpoint	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Biddelia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadrak	India	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

428 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 188.

Records on 24 July 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 417.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

329 broken records

Margins by which the 329 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1957

Top 20 records on 24 July 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1957	Queimadas, BR	monthly rain	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1957	Dras, IN	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1957	Walters, US	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1957	Sikar, IN	daily rain	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1957	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1957	Cuddalore, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1957	Mitchell 5E, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1957	Barharwa, IN	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1957	Deobhog, IN	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1957	Gunupur, IN	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1957	Neemkathana, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1957	Narva, EE	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1957	Kattumavadi, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1957	Ko253Lpatti Sr, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1957	Karhal, IN	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1957	Ft Wingate, US	monthly low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1957	Mayuram, IN	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1957	Ipira (Camisao), BR	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1957	Rajnandgaon, IN	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1957	Bundabaroo, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	37 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1957. 1957 had 428 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	245
10 to 20	42
20 to 30	19
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	2