Weather Records on 21 July 2024

873 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 July 2024. Highest significance: Denekamp, NL.

Key Facts for 21 July 2024

On 21 July 2024, 873 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
631 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 844 daily.
Denekamp set a daily record precipitation of 55.5 mm (2.2 in) on 21 July 2024.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

873 stations

873 station records on 21 July 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 July 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Gastonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rekken	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Rothenfelde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Quickborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Varfu Omul	Romania	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rahden-Varl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baldy	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Doetinchem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Twenthe	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chandrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuw Buinen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schwandorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Proctor Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thredbo Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caballo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
London Corbin AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mullan Pass Vor/Dme	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record low maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grizzly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lind 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Paul Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alfhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lind 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kerman	Iran	Record high maximum temperature	40.8 C (105.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enschede	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taiyuan	China	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eastonville 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

873 records

Records set or tied on 21 July 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 207, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 424, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 152.

Records on 21 July 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	207
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	424
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 July 2024 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 22, daily 844.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

703 broken records

Margins by which the 703 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 July 2024

Top 20 records on 21 July 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 July 2024	Denekamp, NL	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2024	Gastonia, US	monthly rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2024	Natural Brg, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	120 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 July 2024	Randleman, US	monthly rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	117 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2024	Rekken, NL	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2024	Bad Rothenfelde, DE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2024	Quickborn, DE	daily rain	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2024	Pioneer (Main Road), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2024	Varfu Omul, RO	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2024	Rahden-Varl, DE	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2024	Baldy, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2024	Doetinchem, NL	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2024	Twenthe, NL	monthly rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2024	Ola, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	119 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2024	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	130 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2024	Shawnee, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2024	Cordova AP, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	115 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2024	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	119 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2024	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	111 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 2024	Beaver Head, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 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

1794 to 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2024. 2024 had 873 records.

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

Records on 07-21 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1797	1
1813	2
1832	2
1837	1
1839	1
1843	1
1844	2
1854	1
1859	3
1865	3
1868	3
1872	1
1876	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	2
1900	6
1901	13
1902	12
1903	10
1904	8
1905	13
1906	13
1907	12
1908	25
1909	18
1910	12
1911	37
1912	52
1913	41
1914	48
1915	81
1916	72
1917	136
1918	130
1919	51
1920	33
1921	55
1922	48
1923	132
1924	286
1925	202
1926	401
1927	191
1928	205
1929	360
1930	521
1931	549
1932	322
1933	208
1934	965
1935	236
1936	322
1937	253
1938	638
1939	415
1940	318
1941	226
1942	318
1943	253
1944	716
1945	300
1946	398
1947	795
1948	403
1949	603
1950	662
1951	427
1952	657
1953	351
1954	656
1955	582
1956	490
1957	447
1958	531
1959	940
1960	651
1961	388
1962	263
1963	470
1964	457
1965	748
1966	626
1967	313
1968	334
1969	636
1970	1,241
1971	475
1972	1,046
1973	871
1974	536
1975	380
1976	477
1977	708
1978	1,155
1979	964
1980	926
1981	1,352
1982	588
1983	1,234
1984	764
1985	554
1986	791
1987	1,025
1988	1,015
1989	973
1990	914
1991	812
1992	1,562
1993	866
1994	773
1995	1,247
1996	1,141
1997	849
1998	1,674
1999	814
2000	1,230
2001	889
2002	990
2003	1,250
2004	694
2005	1,420
2006	1,479
2007	1,145
2008	989
2009	1,306
2010	1,148
2011	1,414
2012	815
2013	526
2014	762
2015	704
2016	645
2017	433
2018	942
2019	755
2020	363
2021	574
2022	866
2023	816
2024	873
2025	881
2026	874

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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 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 July 2024
Margin	Records
0 to 10	644
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	3