Weather Records on 24 July 2010

1,859 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 2010. Highest significance: Elgin Water, US.

Key Facts for 24 July 2010

On 24 July 2010, 1,859 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,158 were record highs and 357 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 70 were all-time records, 83 monthly and 1,706 daily.
Elgin Water set an all-time record daily precipitation of 164.3 mm (6.5 in) on 24 July 2010.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,859 stations

1,859 station records on 24 July 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Rorsbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Tvingelshed	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Los Otates V	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	226.8 mm (8.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ungsberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Skedemosse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ada	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sodertalje	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Presa Adolfo Ruiz Cortinez (C	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
McHenry Stratton Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Komstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lushi	China	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Turany	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Martin Chalchicuautla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fagerhult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
De Kalb	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Malilla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mariefred	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Enkoping	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford Gtr Rockford AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tenayuca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ruzyne	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hassleby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gnesta	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rosario	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Krokshult_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Las Tortugas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orrefors_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stormyra	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Skjorby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tullinge A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zacualtipan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Florida	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,859 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 362, Lowest daily maximum 223, Highest daily minimum 796, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 344.

Records on 24 July 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	362
Lowest daily maximum	223
Highest daily minimum	796
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	344
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 2010 by timescale: all-time 70, monthly 83, daily 1,706.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,331 broken records

Margins by which the 1,331 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 155.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 2010

Top 20 records on 24 July 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 2010	Elgin Water, US	all-time rain	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	112 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 July 2010	Marengo, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	109 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 July 2010	Olands Norra Udde, SE	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	95 years	78 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2010	Olands Sodra Udde, SE	daily rain	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2010	Rorsbo, SE	all-time rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2010	S Bend AP, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	87 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2010	Tvingelshed, SE	all-time rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2010	Los Otates V, MX	monthly rain	226.8 mm (8.9 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2010	Ungsberg, SE	daily rain	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2010	Galena, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	110 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2010	Maquoketa, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2010	Indianola 1SW, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	112 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2010	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	116 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2010	Skedemosse, SE	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2010	Ada, SE	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2010	Sodertalje, SE	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2010	Presa Adolfo Ruiz Cortinez (C, MX	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2010	Chicago Midway AP 3SW, US	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2010	McHenry Stratton Lock/Dam, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2010	Komstorp, SE	all-time rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	58 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2010. 2010 had 1,859 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 2010-07-24: 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	1,244
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1