Weather Records on 24 July 1984

789 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1984. Highest significance: Welshpool, AU.

Key Facts for 24 July 1984

On 24 July 1984, 789 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 258 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 771 daily.
Welshpool set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 24 July 1984.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

789 stations

789 station records on 24 July 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Giffard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mahrigong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tastyp	Russia	Record daily precipitation	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Denison (Wandocka State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Moma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kamyslov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Isa Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrendarra (Ellangowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rennick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yajlju	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hordern Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Pilar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Essex Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darriman (Tarralangi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heywood Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso de Iritu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uzur	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

789 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 143, Heaviest daily rainfall 387.

Records on 24 July 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	143
Heaviest daily rainfall	387
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1984 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 771.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

631 broken records

Margins by which the 631 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1984

Top 20 records on 24 July 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1984	Welshpool, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1984	Devoncourt Station, AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	94 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1984	Bosbokrand (Pol), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1984	Giffard, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1984	Mahrigong, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1984	West Leichhardt Station, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	89 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1984	Barkly Downs, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1984	Toora, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1984	Madalya, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1984	Summer Hill, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1984	Dagworth Station, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	98 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1984	Breckenridge, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1984	Tastyp, RU	daily rain	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1984	Denison (Wandocka State School, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1984	Weeaproinah, AU	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1984	Ust-Moma, RU	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1984	Goedehoop (Bos), ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1984	Olekminsk, RU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	98 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1984	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1984	Malboona, AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	47 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1984. 1984 had 789 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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Data for records on 1984-07-24: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	511
10 to 20	63
20 to 30	39
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1