Weather Records on 24 July 1974

670 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1974. Highest significance: Hatteras, US.

Key Facts for 24 July 1974

On 24 July 1974, 670 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 253 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 658 daily.
Hatteras set a daily record low minimum temperature of 16.1 C (61.0 F) on 24 July 1974.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

670 stations

670 station records on 24 July 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eppingen-Elsenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Priargunsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canistota 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Bergzabern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Forge 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sahty	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Konigstuhl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thurlow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Freystadt-Oberndorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schlusselfeld (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anadarko 3 E	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	41.7 C (107.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Do Pouso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nizhne-Tambovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Mateo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
King City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Point Piedras Blanca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Old Forge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

670 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 167, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 July 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	167
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 July 1974 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 8, daily 658.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

530 broken records

Margins by which the 530 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 737.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1974

Top 20 records on 24 July 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1974	Hatteras, US	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1974	Monte Santo, BR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1974	Eppingen-Elsenz, DE	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1974	Nerchinskij Zavod, RU	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1974	Moscow, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1974	Priargunsk, RU	daily rain	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1974	Canistota 2 N, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1974	New Bern 3 NW, US	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1974	Bad Bergzabern, DE	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1974	Charleston, US	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1974	Weissenburg, DE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1974	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1974	Union 3 SSE, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	78 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1974	Clifton Forge 2 NW, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1974	Belfast, US	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1974	Ripley, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	69 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1974	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1974	Sahty, RU	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1974	Booneville, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1974	Franklinville, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	35 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1974. 1974 had 670 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 100	529
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1