Weather Records on 24 July 1961

612 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1961. Highest significance: Macedon Forestry, AU.

Key Facts for 24 July 1961

On 24 July 1961, 612 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 601 daily.
Macedon Forestry set a daily record precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 24 July 1961.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

612 stations

612 station records on 24 July 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
The Hermatige	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Whitemark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jafrabad	India	Record daily precipitation	294.3 mm (11.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yangan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ardlethan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elamang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tower Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Veraval	India	Record daily precipitation	142.8 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lughrata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wingaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Juanbung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charbon Standard Portland Ceme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caragabal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ariah Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thallon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Queen Mary Falls	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rumbulara Vineyards	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ilford (Tara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yelarbon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walla Walla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Suryapet	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boyup Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Clermont Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sarapul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenmount Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wylie Creek (Aloomba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

612 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 461.

Records on 24 July 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	461
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 601.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

536 broken records

Margins by which the 536 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 159.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1961

Top 20 records on 24 July 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1961	Macedon Forestry, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1961	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1961	Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell), AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1961	The Hermatige, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1961	Thule, AU	monthly rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1961	Booligal (Belmont), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1961	Whitemark, AU	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1961	Jafrabad, IN	daily rain	294.3 mm (11.6 in)	159.7 mm (6.3 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1961	Noondoo, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1961	Coshocton Wpc Plt, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1961	Yangan Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1961	Ardlethan Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1961	Elamang, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1961	Tower Hill, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1961	Veraval, IN	daily rain	142.8 mm (5.6 in)	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1961	Lughrata, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1961	Wingaroo, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1961	Oktjabrskaja, RU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1961	Condobolin (Borambil Park), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1961	Juanbung, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	49 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1961. 1961 had 612 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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Data for records on 1961-07-24: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	475
20 to 40	52
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1