Weather Records on 23 July 1974

578 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 July 1974. Highest significance: Mundo Novo, BR.

Key Facts for 23 July 1974

On 23 July 1974, 578 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
205 were record highs and 232 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 560 daily.
Mundo Novo set a daily record precipitation of 56.5 mm (2.2 in) on 23 July 1974.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

578 stations

578 station records on 23 July 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 July 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Debaltseve	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hemet	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrarang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Represa Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sutur	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Byhalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nagornyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chetwynd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walters	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Korf	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Magdagaci	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Evart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dennison Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

578 records

Records set or tied on 23 July 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 23 July 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 23 July 1974 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 14, daily 560.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

425 broken records

Margins by which the 425 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 813.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 July 1974

Top 20 records on 23 July 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 July 1974	Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1974	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1974	Corning, US	daily rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 July 1974	Gorki, BY	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1974	Tejon Rancho, US	monthly rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1974	Mt Pleasant 4SW, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1974	Debaltseve, UA	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1974	New Albany, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1974	Central Michigan UNIV, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1974	Swan River, CA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1974	Hemet, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1974	Three Rivers, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1974	Apatzingan (Smn), MX	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1974	Brevard, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1974	Carrarang, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1974	Stanley Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1974	Represa Itatinga, BR	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1974	Auburn 2 SSE, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1974	Setauket Strong, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 July 1974	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	34 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

1794 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1974. 1974 had 578 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1797	1
1804	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	1
1835	1
1836	2
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1851	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1859	1
1860	1
1861	1
1863	1
1867	1
1868	5
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1877	1
1879	2
1880	2
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	5
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	5
1890	4
1894	3
1895	7
1896	4
1898	9
1899	5
1900	8
1901	10
1902	6
1903	4
1904	18
1905	11
1906	19
1907	9
1908	15
1909	27
1910	54
1911	37
1912	43
1913	36
1914	59
1915	35
1916	34
1917	42
1918	96
1919	26
1920	40
1921	221
1922	113
1923	104
1924	158
1925	173
1926	266
1927	308
1928	146
1929	174
1930	214
1931	334
1932	232
1933	432
1934	898
1935	329
1936	403
1937	319
1938	354
1939	277
1940	494
1941	292
1942	265
1943	245
1944	350
1945	239
1946	531
1947	1,240
1948	610
1949	453
1950	500
1951	422
1952	788
1953	660
1954	545
1955	585
1956	402
1957	513
1958	633
1959	606
1960	568
1961	937
1962	465
1963	490
1964	373
1965	368
1966	368
1967	347
1968	480
1969	436
1970	935
1971	648
1972	640
1973	798
1974	578
1975	359
1976	425
1977	570
1978	1,064
1979	648
1980	703
1981	1,030
1982	594
1983	1,324
1984	980
1985	711
1986	1,239
1987	1,164
1988	1,124
1989	868
1990	1,033
1991	1,050
1992	1,469
1993	1,466
1994	1,215
1995	827
1996	1,227
1997	1,088
1998	885
1999	846
2000	1,225
2001	1,242
2002	875
2003	1,649
2004	1,148
2005	997
2006	1,757
2007	1,262
2008	1,057
2009	1,069
2010	1,627
2011	1,907
2012	822
2013	648
2014	783
2015	559
2016	760
2017	517
2018	873
2019	786
2020	514
2021	506
2022	707
2023	629
2024	798
2025	917
2026	788

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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 200	424
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1