Weather Records on 24 July 1983

1,425 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1983. Highest significance: Buffelsfontein 14, ZA.

Key Facts for 24 July 1983

On 24 July 1983, 1,425 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
561 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 80 monthly and 1,334 daily.
Buffelsfontein 14 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 24 July 1983.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

1,425 stations

1,425 station records on 24 July 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Indlunkulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kuilput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Die Hoogte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Trekpad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Welgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clarks Siding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Invergwali	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	310.0 mm (12.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bultfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Libode (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Den Haag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Compton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Geluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Poortjie-Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sihota	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brandfort (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nququ (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stillewoning	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Adamsonsvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cwencwe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Van der Waltshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Slangfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lamspringe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,425 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 190, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 371, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 704, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 24 July 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	190
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	371
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	704
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1983 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 80, daily 1,334.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,183 broken records

Margins by which the 1,183 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 295.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1983

Top 20 records on 24 July 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1983	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	97 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 July 1983	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	83 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1983	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	83 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1983	Murraysburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	82 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1983	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	95 years	73 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1983	Indlunkulu (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1983	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	95 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1983	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	101 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1983	Thomas River (Sar), ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	95 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1983	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	69 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1983	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1983	Kuilput, ZA	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1983	Ellesmere, ZA	monthly rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1983	Die Hoogte, ZA	monthly rain	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1983	Trekpad, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1983	Welgedacht, ZA	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1983	Queenstown, ZA	monthly rain	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1983	Hughenden, ZA	monthly rain	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1983	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1983	Clarks Siding, ZA	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1983. 1983 had 1,425 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 50	1,149
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1