Weather Records on 24 July 1981

1,025 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1981. Highest significance: Ijsselmonde, NL.

Key Facts for 24 July 1981

On 24 July 1981, 1,025 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 359 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 1,008 daily.
Ijsselmonde set a daily record precipitation of 50.6 mm (2.0 in) on 24 July 1981.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

1,025 stations

1,025 station records on 24 July 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ijsselmonde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
McCulloch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cardara	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zajsan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parkman 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Samarkand	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boorhaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oud Alblas	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeland 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muscoda	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hoogerheide	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eersel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roelofarendsveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anqing	China	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwendijk (Nb)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yadkinville 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Herrnhut	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stavenisse	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record low minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amatikulu(Mill)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haamstede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balbay	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Reeder 13 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lone Rock Tri Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,025 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 183, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 176, Heaviest daily rainfall 425, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 24 July 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	183
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	176
Heaviest daily rainfall	425
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1981 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 11, daily 1,008.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

831 broken records

Margins by which the 831 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1981

Top 20 records on 24 July 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1981	Ijsselmonde, NL	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1981	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	monthly rain	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1981	McCulloch, CA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1981	Windom, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1981	Wentworth (Woodlands), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1981	Cardara, KZ	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1981	Sviland, NO	all-time rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1981	Hartington, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1981	Zajsan, KZ	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1981	Chinook, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1981	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1981	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1981	Derry 4 SW, US	monthly low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1981	Arka, RU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1981	Parkman 5 WNW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1981	Samarkand, UZ	monthly rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1981	Beechworth Composite, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1981	Boorhaman, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1981	Oud Alblas, NL	daily rain	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1981	Ohotsk, RU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	22 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1981. 1981 had 1,025 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	729
10 to 20	63
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1