Weather Records on 24 July 2008

1,363 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 2008. Highest significance: Raymondville, US.

Key Facts for 24 July 2008

On 24 July 2008, 1,363 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
276 were record highs and 325 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 62 monthly and 1,293 daily.
Raymondville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 145.8 mm (5.7 in) on 24 July 2008.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

1,363 stations

1,363 station records on 24 July 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Eton State Water Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Liubashivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bluff Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Rewan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Byfield Childs Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wilson Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jambin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kalpowar Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Imperial Beach Ream Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cania Gorge Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Falcon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Ushytsia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Einasleigh Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Monto Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ceahlau Toaca	Romania	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen	United States	Record daily precipitation	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kelsey Creek Dittmer Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Seliatyn	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mutarnee Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brampton Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eton Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,363 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 153, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 172, Heaviest daily rainfall 762.

Records on 24 July 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	153
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	172
Heaviest daily rainfall	762
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 2008 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 62, daily 1,293.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,126 broken records

Margins by which the 1,126 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 87.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 2008

Top 20 records on 24 July 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 2008	Raymondville, US	monthly rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	75 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 July 2008	Eton State Water Depot, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 July 2008	Falfurrias, US	monthly rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	73 years	79 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2008	Pleystowe Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	95 years	77 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2008	Spring Creek Station, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2008	Hanover, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	120 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2008	Howard Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	105 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2008	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	99 years	73 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2008	Lethebrook, AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2008	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2008	Liubashivka, UA	all-time rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2008	Wando Vale Station, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	116 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2008	Bluff Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	95 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2008	Rewan Station, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	86 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2008	Lyndhurst Station, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	120 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2008	Kingsville, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2008	Bemerside, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2008	Weslaco, US	monthly rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2008	Homestead Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2008	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	99 years	65 of 100 (Major)

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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2008. 2008 had 1,363 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 2008-07-24: 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	854
20 to 40	172
40 to 60	78
60 to 80	18
80 to 100	4