Weather Records on 24 July 2003

2,254 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 2003. Highest significance: Mornington, AU.

Key Facts for 24 July 2003

On 24 July 2003, 2,254 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
893 were record highs and 547 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 27 were all-time records, 78 monthly and 2,149 daily.
Mornington set a daily record precipitation of 42.0 mm (1.7 in) on 24 July 2003.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 24 July 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Glenburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Highlands (Glentannar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Creightons Creek (Baronga (Cre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Beckom (Stawell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Moroni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	65 of 100 (Major)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Yenda (Henry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Miepoll South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Narbethong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Labertouche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Silvan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Acheron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Calimo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Booroorban (Ramsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Indigo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Finley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cohuna (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Caniambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Molka (Lowana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor (Oaklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Frenchburg 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tarwin Lower (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bude	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,254 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 422, Lowest daily maximum 255, Highest daily minimum 471, Lowest daily minimum 292, Heaviest daily rainfall 814.

Records on 24 July 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	422
Lowest daily maximum	255
Highest daily minimum	471
Lowest daily minimum	292
Heaviest daily rainfall	814
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 2003 by timescale: all-time 27, monthly 78, daily 2,149.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,817 broken records

Margins by which the 1,817 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 2003

Top 20 records on 24 July 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 2003	Mornington, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	77 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2003	Glenburn, AU	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2003	Highlands (Glentannar), AU	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2003	Dookie Agricultural College, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2003	Tallangatta (Bullioh), AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2003	Chiltern (Post Office), AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2003	Holbrook (Rsl), AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2003	Barellan Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	123 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2003	Creightons Creek (Baronga (Cre, AU	monthly rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2003	Millinocket, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2003	Beckom (Stawell St), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2003	Clunes, AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	111 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2003	Moroni, US	all-time high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	90 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2003	Yalgogrin North (Roloma), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2003	Jindivick, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2003	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	115 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2003	Yenda (Henry Street), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2003	Tocumwal Airport, AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2003	Urana Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2003	Avoca, AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2003. 2003 had 2,254 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 2003-07-24: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	1,702
20 to 40	99
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2