Weather Records on 24 July 2012

827 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 2012. Highest significance: Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US.

Key Facts for 24 July 2012

On 24 July 2012, 827 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
589 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 792 daily.
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS) set a daily record precipitation of 52.3 mm (2.1 in) on 24 July 2012.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

827 stations

827 station records on 24 July 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brindisi	Italy	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Phantom Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alsvag I Versteralen II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buhta Providenja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Ocote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edirne	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kurdjali	Bulgaria	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malung	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuzigoot	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Isparta	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alponocan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Phrae	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lamoni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yautepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rathbun Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sanya	China	Record low minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

827 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 265, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 324, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 128.

Records on 24 July 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	265
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	324
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 2012 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 18, daily 792.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

576 broken records

Margins by which the 576 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 2012

Top 20 records on 24 July 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 2012	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	110 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2012	Brindisi, IT	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2012	Phantom Rch, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2012	Northfield, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2012	Alsvag I Versteralen II, NO	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2012	Manati 2 E, PR	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2012	Danville, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2012	Newton, US	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	117 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2012	Buhta Providenja, RU	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2012	El Ocote, MX	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2012	Hardy, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	111 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2012	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2012	Silver Lake Brighton, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2012	Beaver Dam Wwtp, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	117 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2012	Asuncion Nochixtlan, MX	monthly low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2012	Palestine, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2012	Washington 1 W, US	daily high min	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	114 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2012	Emmetsburg, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	118 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2012	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily high min	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	118 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2012	Payson, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	43 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2012. 2012 had 827 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	925

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).