Weather Records on 20 July 2024

737 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 July 2024. Highest significance: Wynyard Airport, AU.

Key Facts for 20 July 2024

On 20 July 2024, 737 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
509 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 722 daily.
Wynyard Airport set a daily record precipitation of 53.6 mm (2.1 in) on 20 July 2024.
Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

737 stations

737 station records on 20 July 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 July 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wynyard Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hillwood (Hillwoodville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hrazdan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Scottsdale (West Minstone Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tanybryn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rushy Lagoon (Cape Portland Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
East Sassafras (Elphin Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Deviot Jetty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Geldermalsen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gatum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mawbanna (Mawbanna Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thule Op Site	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk (Carisbrooke)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mandagery (Rawene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Misurata	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Xuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chanthaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chornomorske	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barrington Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bourges	France	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Los Banos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Devonport Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taiyuan	China	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuna Falls 138.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Kings Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
City of Melbourne Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Headland	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gail	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Sp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Antalya	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spud Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

737 records

Records set or tied on 20 July 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 246, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 263, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 156.

Records on 20 July 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	246
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	263
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 July 2024 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 9, daily 722.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

572 broken records

Margins by which the 572 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 July 2024

Top 20 records on 20 July 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 July 2024	Wynyard Airport, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2024	Hillwood (Hillwoodville), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2024	Hrazdan, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2024	Scottsdale (West Minstone Road, AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 July 2024	Gladstone (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2024	Sisian, AM	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2024	Tanybryn, AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2024	Rushy Lagoon (Cape Portland Ro, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2024	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	98 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2024	Meridian Naas, US	daily rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2024	East Sassafras (Elphin Grove), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2024	Deviot Jetty, AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2024	Geldermalsen, NL	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2024	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	113 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2024	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2024	Yarra Creek, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2024	Hahndorf, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	107 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2024	Gatum, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2024	Cuyamaca, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 July 2024	Mawbanna (Mawbanna Road), AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	44 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

1809 to 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2024. 2024 had 737 records.

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

Records on 07-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	1
1810	1
1811	2
1832	2
1844	2
1850	1
1859	2
1863	1
1865	4
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	5
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	3
1902	13
1903	6
1904	10
1905	6
1906	8
1907	12
1908	31
1909	6
1910	27
1911	12
1912	33
1913	28
1914	20
1915	163
1916	117
1917	57
1918	53
1919	40
1920	16
1921	55
1922	52
1923	173
1924	112
1925	125
1926	411
1927	106
1928	366
1929	480
1930	598
1931	362
1932	338
1933	201
1934	857
1935	386
1936	358
1937	213
1938	392
1939	336
1940	325
1941	270
1942	609
1943	326
1944	470
1945	278
1946	482
1947	635
1948	385
1949	807
1950	563
1951	448
1952	488
1953	316
1954	512
1955	377
1956	545
1957	351
1958	536
1959	605
1960	758
1961	338
1962	327
1963	457
1964	416
1965	1,110
1966	469
1967	455
1968	389
1969	649
1970	890
1971	619
1972	1,062
1973	804
1974	489
1975	470
1976	580
1977	899
1978	663
1979	1,249
1980	925
1981	1,048
1982	580
1983	1,117
1984	799
1985	604
1986	848
1987	1,156
1988	1,103
1989	1,183
1990	724
1991	1,024
1992	1,137
1993	901
1994	611
1995	961
1996	1,365
1997	903
1998	1,682
1999	815
2000	1,393
2001	755
2002	986
2003	1,313
2004	978
2005	1,266
2006	1,487
2007	1,124
2008	663
2009	1,533
2010	1,154
2011	1,339
2012	817
2013	850
2014	1,000
2015	812
2016	744
2017	398
2018	930
2019	867
2020	524
2021	683
2022	1,108
2023	812
2024	737
2025	680
2026	863

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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 20	550
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1