Weather Records on 24 July 1986

1,227 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1986. Highest significance: Princetown, AU.

Key Facts for 24 July 1986

On 24 July 1986, 1,227 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
251 were record highs and 361 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 1,187 daily.
Princetown set a daily record precipitation of 44.4 mm (1.7 in) on 24 July 1986.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,227 stations

1,227 station records on 24 July 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dungowan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Anningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Soraby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Malmo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta Bush Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Do Pilar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguaruna-Jusante (on?A)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tarlton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glengyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Klippan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hanging Rock State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barbers Point NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla (Kimberley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toraliden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kristinehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tantanoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Cheddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alnarp Fruktavdelning	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fairchild Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Malmo_2	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ohs	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Korsberga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Landskrona_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grindsjon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rorvik_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Savsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Helsingborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Arvingetorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Hipolito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria de Itabira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jeriquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bhopal/Bairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Varne	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skramforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Areyonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,227 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 265, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 615.

Records on 24 July 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	265
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	615
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1986 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 32, daily 1,187.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,030 broken records

Margins by which the 1,030 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1986

Top 20 records on 24 July 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1986	Princetown, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1986	Beachport, AU	monthly rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1986	Papaikou 144.1, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1986	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1986	Dungowan Station, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1986	Hakalau 142, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1986	Barrow Creek, AU	monthly rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1986	Lewisburg 3 N, US	all-time high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1986	Anningie, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1986	Soraby, SE	all-time rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1986	Malmo, SE	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1986	Augusta Bush Fld AP, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1986	Falsterbo, SE	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1986	Morro Do Pilar, BR	monthly rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1986	Jaguaruna-Jusante (on?A), BR	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1986	Tarlton Downs, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1986	Glengyle, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1986	Klippan, SE	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1986	Grand Marais 2 E, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1986	Hanging Rock State Forest, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	51 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1986. 1986 had 1,227 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 1986-07-24: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	926
20 to 40	86
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1