Weather Records on 24 July 1979

652 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1979. Highest significance: Forman 5 SSE, US.

Key Facts for 24 July 1979

On 24 July 1979, 652 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 639 daily.
Forman 5 SSE set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 24 July 1979.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

652 stations

652 station records on 24 July 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kanawha	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Standard	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Highland	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vologda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hankinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fundao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Salto (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shenandoah	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tecamachalco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville 1ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taber	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Niceville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cayuga Lock #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wayne Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lukojanov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

652 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 287.

Records on 24 July 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1979 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 639.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

514 broken records

Margins by which the 514 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1979

Top 20 records on 24 July 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1979	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1979	Siliguri, IN	daily rain	169.9 mm (6.7 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1979	Tiruchchirapalli, IN	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1979	Kanawha, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1979	Standard, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1979	Taloga, US	all-time rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1979	Red Oak, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1979	Highland, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1979	Vologda, RU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1979	Hankinson, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1979	Fundao, BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1979	El Salto (Smn), MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1979	Shenandoah, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1979	Tg Jiu, RO	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1979	Blockton 1W, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1979	Bryant, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1979	Izeleni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1979	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1979	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1979	Little Falls 2NNE, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	40 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1979. 1979 had 652 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 10	429
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1