Weather Records on 16 July 2024

938 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 July 2024. Highest significance: Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl, AU.

Key Facts for 16 July 2024

On 16 July 2024, 938 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
636 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 898 daily.
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl set a daily record precipitation of 36.0 mm (1.4 in) on 16 July 2024.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 437 records.

Record Map

938 stations

938 station records on 16 July 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 July 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Scoresby Research Institute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ndjamena	Chad	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	234.7 mm (9.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cheltenham Kingston Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabbin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Drysdale (Brimdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Buln Buln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mitcham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mirboo North Water Board	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Waverley (Golf Course)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Powelltown Dnre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Berwick (Buchanan Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sortavala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Heathrow	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Colusa 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nyora (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tanybryn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chernivtsi	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	37.9 C (100.2 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dromana Sussex Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Noojee (Slivar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarrawarra Monastery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chernivtsi	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Park (White Swan Reservoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Erica (Parkers Corner)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Finspang	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lang Lang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale Necropolis	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bonbeach (Carrum)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chumphon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blacksburg Nwso	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

938 records

Records set or tied on 16 July 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 291, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 345, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 249.

Records on 16 July 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	291
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	345
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	249
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 July 2024 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 29, daily 898.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

718 broken records

Margins by which the 718 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 78.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 July 2024

Top 20 records on 16 July 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 July 2024	Oakleigh (Metropolitan Golf Cl, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2024	Korumburra, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	103 years	67 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2024	Scoresby Research Institute, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2024	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2024	Ndjamena, TD	monthly rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2024	Jindivick, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2024	Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir), AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	129 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2024	Avon, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2024	Beaver Is, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	99 years	60 of 100 (Major)
16 July 2024	Karwar, IN	daily rain	234.7 mm (9.2 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	96 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2024	Cheltenham Kingston Centre, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2024	Odesa, UA	all-time high min	28.0 C (82.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2024	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	124 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2024	Sines Deep Creek, US	all-time high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2024	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	130 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2024	Moorabbin Airport, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2024	Drysdale (Brimdale), AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2024	Buln Buln, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2024	Mitcham, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 2024	Elsberry 1 S, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	56 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

1798 to 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2024. 2024 had 938 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 07-16 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1808	1
1819	1
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1840	2
1845	1
1852	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1868	2
1870	1
1871	1
1875	2
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	4
1886	1
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	2
1892	5
1894	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	9
1902	2
1903	18
1904	20
1905	4
1906	23
1907	7
1908	21
1909	17
1910	9
1911	24
1912	28
1913	23
1914	53
1915	41
1916	39
1917	90
1918	18
1919	56
1920	46
1921	66
1922	303
1923	180
1924	75
1925	179
1926	295
1927	170
1928	405
1929	192
1930	402
1931	527
1932	446
1933	224
1934	432
1935	284
1936	715
1937	307
1938	213
1939	599
1940	255
1941	363
1942	321
1943	297
1944	193
1945	702
1946	454
1947	568
1948	259
1949	417
1950	542
1951	537
1952	560
1953	366
1954	592
1955	548
1956	417
1957	221
1958	1,270
1959	341
1960	329
1961	402
1962	538
1963	251
1964	341
1965	437
1966	415
1967	1,067
1968	788
1969	702
1970	674
1971	766
1972	641
1973	880
1974	666
1975	742
1976	840
1977	829
1978	1,095
1979	543
1980	1,457
1981	569
1982	985
1983	1,362
1984	937
1985	528
1986	845
1987	916
1988	1,306
1989	1,074
1990	955
1991	627
1992	943
1993	1,053
1994	730
1995	929
1996	739
1997	707
1998	1,051
1999	998
2000	1,207
2001	1,073
2002	1,029
2003	1,492
2004	724
2005	1,023
2006	1,527
2007	1,186
2008	669
2009	839
2010	927
2011	1,221
2012	829
2013	853
2014	1,448
2015	605
2016	706
2017	419
2018	694
2019	476
2020	464
2021	661
2022	538
2023	1,150
2024	938
2025	764
2026	727

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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 2026-10-17 (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 10	624
10 to 20	41
20 to 30	31
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2