Weather Records on 24 July 1962

996 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 1962. Highest significance: Narromine (Alagalah St), AU.

Key Facts for 24 July 1962

On 24 July 1962, 996 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 962 daily.
Narromine (Alagalah St) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 24 July 1962.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

996 stations

996 station records on 24 July 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Myrniong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Rockbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mickleham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Somerton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maldon (Derby Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Canbelego Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hermidale Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bakani (Rallai)	India	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yimkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Geurie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine (East Loddon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glenaroua	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Raywood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whittlesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Keilor (Arundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Inverary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Sandy Camp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dingee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bodangora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mincha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Werribee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope (Cypress Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toolleen (Ryan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bolinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sydenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Werribee Research Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Reenen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schuylerville Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tennyson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

996 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 723.

Records on 24 July 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	723
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 1962 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 32, daily 962.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

890 broken records

Margins by which the 890 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 1962

Top 20 records on 24 July 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 1962	Narromine (Alagalah St), AU	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1962	Melton, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1962	Yarrawalla South, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1962	Myrniong, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1962	Rockbank, AU	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1962	Trangie (Old Bundemar), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1962	Narromine (Mumble Peg), AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1962	Keene, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1962	Mickleham, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1962	Nyngan (Mudall), AU	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1962	Boort, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1962	Somerton, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 July 1962	Cumnock (Willow Park), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1962	Girilambone (Ampol), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1962	Geelong Sec, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1962	Boorara, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1962	Yan Yean, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1962	Maldon (Derby Hill), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1962	Canbelego Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1962	Hermidale Tank, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	55 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1962. 1962 had 996 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 1962-07-24: 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	786
20 to 40	88
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1