Weather Records on 24 August 1977

842 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 1977. Highest significance: Springfield 2W, US.

Key Facts for 24 August 1977

On 24 August 1977, 842 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
264 were record highs and 218 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 800 daily.
Springfield 2W set a daily record precipitation of 85.1 mm (3.4 in) on 24 August 1977.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

842 stations

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

Weather records on 24 August 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Powers	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Deseret	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Magnitogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Holley	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Grove Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans D P S 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Samara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ojo de Agua	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meleuz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rietvallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

842 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 106, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 360.

Records on 24 August 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	106
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	360
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 1977 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 40, daily 800.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

654 broken records

Margins by which the 654 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 66.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 1977

Top 20 records on 24 August 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1977	Springfield 2W, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1977	Bezenchuk, RU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1977	Hammond, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1977	Powers, US	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1977	Deseret, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1977	Poplar Bluff, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	82 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1977	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1977	Bandon 2 NNE, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 August 1977	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1977	Beaver Dam, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1977	Magnitogorsk, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1977	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1977	Alton - Melvin Price L&D, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1977	Anchorage, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1977	Cottage Grove Dam, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1977	Grafton, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1977	Holley, US	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1977	Dullstroom (Sar), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1977	Chestertown, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 August 1977	Manchester 4 W, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	48 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

1802 to 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1977. 1977 had 842 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

Download the Data

Data for records on 1977-08-24: 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 10	538
10 to 20	73
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	3