Weather Records on 24 July 1997

1,097 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1997. Highest significance: Staunton Wtp, US.

Key Facts for 24 July 1997

On 24 July 1997, 1,097 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
526 were record highs and 294 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,042 daily.
Staunton Wtp set a monthly record daily precipitation of 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 24 July 1997.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,097 stations

1,097 station records on 24 July 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mina	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Suffolk Lake Kilby	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Union 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wadesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Lorraine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coweeta Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sandhill Rsch - Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ocna Sugatag	Romania	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wateree Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lyngor Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Save	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Craigsville 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Siloam 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northway AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mineola	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cormick 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Auke Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morko	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Springs 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,097 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 268, Lowest daily maximum 169, Highest daily minimum 258, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 277.

Records on 24 July 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	268
Lowest daily maximum	169
Highest daily minimum	258
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1997 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 42, daily 1,042.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

816 broken records

Margins by which the 816 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1997

Top 20 records on 24 July 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1997	Staunton Wtp, US	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	84 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 July 1997	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1997	Highlands, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	98 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1997	Marlinton, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1997	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1997	Mina, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1997	Suffolk Lake Kilby, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1997	Newberry, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1997	Cheraw, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1997	Union 8 S, US	monthly rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1997	Bakke, NO	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1997	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1997	Plainfield, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1997	Juneau AP, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1997	Raleigh AP, US	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1997	Wadesboro, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1997	Wasta, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1997	Somerset, US	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1997	Hallett (Lorraine), AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1997	Coweeta Exp STN, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	52 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1997. 1997 had 1,097 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1997-07-24: 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	730
20 to 40	57
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1