Weather Records on 24 July 1994

1,153 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1994. Highest significance: Sumter, US.

Key Facts for 24 July 1994

On 24 July 1994, 1,153 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
685 were record highs and 213 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 22 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,091 daily.
Sumter set a monthly record daily precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 24 July 1994.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,153 stations

1,153 station records on 24 July 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Eston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Inchanga (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Colwana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eleuterio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pedrinhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Fidelis (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newtown Linford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jacarei	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lekkersing	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Mansa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vondelingsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alencon-Valframbert	France	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sanders	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rapids Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Primavera	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Rito	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saga	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boutilimit	Mauritania	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flitwick Grange	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Igrejinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Cuauhtemoc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dzaore	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pedra Bela	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Varadouro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Santo Angelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	29.2 C (84.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Kulom	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Knightville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Itatiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,153 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 390, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 295, Lowest daily minimum 163, Heaviest daily rainfall 255.

Records on 24 July 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	390
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	295
Lowest daily minimum	163
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1994 by timescale: all-time 22, monthly 40, daily 1,091.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

877 broken records

Margins by which the 877 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 58.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1994

Top 20 records on 24 July 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1994	Sumter, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1994	Eston, ZA	monthly rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1994	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1994	Cornubia, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1994	Colwana (Bos), ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1994	Buffelsklip, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1994	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1994	Eleuterio, BR	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1994	West Souburg, NL	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1994	Morganton, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1994	Omak 4 N, US	all-time high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1994	Ascencion (Smn), MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1994	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1994	Pedrinhas, BR	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1994	Sao Fidelis (Pcd), BR	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1994	Newtown Linford, GB	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1994	Potlatch 3 NNE, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1994	Jacarei, BR	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1994	Aachen, DE	daily high max	34.1 C (93.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1994	Verhojansk, RU	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	42 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1994. 1994 had 1,153 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 July 1994
Margin	Records
0 to 10	799
10 to 20	46
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	2