Weather Records on 24 July 1988

1,130 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1988. Highest significance: Barnong, AU.

Key Facts for 24 July 1988

On 24 July 1988, 1,130 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
390 were record highs and 300 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,080 daily.
Barnong set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 24 July 1988.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,130 stations

1,130 station records on 24 July 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wungong Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Manarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Badgebup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clontarf Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tallering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ruoqiang	China	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dellyanine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Tree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jacup Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Noongaar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shelleyvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mogumber Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eradu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pudoz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tardun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coolangatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wydgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wogarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jourerdine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nabawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perenjori	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Howatharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darkan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nairibin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,130 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 245, Lowest daily minimum 186, Heaviest daily rainfall 440.

Records on 24 July 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	245
Lowest daily minimum	186
Heaviest daily rainfall	440
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1988 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 39, daily 1,080.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

951 broken records

Margins by which the 951 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 57.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1988

Top 20 records on 24 July 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1988	Barnong, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1988	Wungong Dam, AU	daily rain	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	71 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1988	Brockton, US	monthly rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1988	Manarra, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1988	Badgebup, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1988	Milford, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1988	Wagin, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1988	Fremantle, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1988	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1988	Arthur River, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1988	Maybrook, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1988	Thomas River, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1988	Wialki North, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1988	Clontarf Farm, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1988	Beria, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1988	Tallering, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1988	Churchman Brook, AU	daily rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1988	Ruoqiang, CN	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1988	Talbotton, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1988	Franklin, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	53 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1988. 1988 had 1,130 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 1988-07-24: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 July 1988
Margin	Records
0 to 10	779
10 to 20	109
20 to 30	39
30 to 40	19
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2