Weather Records on 24 July 1977

829 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1977. Highest significance: Green Rvr, US.

Key Facts for 24 July 1977

On 24 July 1977, 829 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
175 were record highs and 244 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 802 daily.
Green Rvr set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 24 July 1977.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

829 stations

829 station records on 24 July 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norrsundet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Archer	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zegveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casper 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Dagua de Dentro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cove Ft	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Waste Wtp Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blankenrath	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dralinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sitio Passagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Desterro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Allenspark 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenrock 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

829 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 410.

Records on 24 July 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	410
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1977 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 23, daily 802.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

678 broken records

Margins by which the 678 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1977

Top 20 records on 24 July 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1977	Green Rvr, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1977	Outtrim, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1977	Hancock Exp Farm, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1977	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1977	Windsor, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1977	San Felipe, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1977	Norrsundet, SE	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1977	Ogden Pioneer Ph, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1977	Rock Springs, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1977	Crystal Falls, CA	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1977	Farson 2NNE, US	all-time rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1977	Leo 6 SW, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1977	Archer, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1977	Neukirchen-Hauptschwenda, DE	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1977	Maple Plain, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1977	Luna Rs, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1977	Zegveld, NL	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1977	Kennebec, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1977	Flandreau, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1977	Casper 2 E, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	43 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1977. 1977 had 829 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1977-07-24: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 July 1977
Margin	Records
0 to 10	538
10 to 20	92
20 to 30	30
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	2