Weather Records on 24 August 2007

1,530 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 August 2007. Highest significance: Cooroy Composite, AU.

Key Facts for 24 August 2007

On 24 August 2007, 1,530 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,005 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 1,436 daily.
Cooroy Composite set a monthly record daily precipitation of 251.0 mm (9.9 in) on 24 August 2007.
Across 162 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,530 stations

1,530 station records on 24 August 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 August 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	251.0 mm (9.9 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Imbil Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Maleny Denning Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	278.0 mm (10.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Nambour Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Rathbun Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	313.4 mm (12.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Downing	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Palmwoods	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.4 mm (6.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kandanga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Little Yabba Sfr 274	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	251.4 mm (9.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mt Nebo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Traveston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Peotone	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Donnellson	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	207.5 mm (8.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kiamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.8 mm (7.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Science Garden	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	391.9 mm (15.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Dairyville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
De Kalb	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kandanga Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yabba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beerburrum Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dayboro Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Linville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,530 records

Records set or tied on 24 August 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 479, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 526, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 345.

Records on 24 August 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	479
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	526
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	345
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 August 2007 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 77, daily 1,436.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,143 broken records

Margins by which the 1,143 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 206.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 August 2007

Top 20 records on 24 August 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 2007	Cooroy Composite, AU	monthly rain	251.0 mm (9.9 in)	159.1 mm (6.3 in)	114 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 August 2007	Montville "Craglands", AU	monthly rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	82 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 August 2007	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	monthly rain	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	68 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 August 2007	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 August 2007	Imbil Post Office, AU	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	68 years	79 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2007	Morris 1NW, US	monthly rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2007	Maleny Denning Rd, AU	monthly rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2007	Imbil Forestry, AU	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2007	Peachester, AU	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2007	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	monthly rain	278.0 mm (10.9 in)	206.9 mm (8.1 in)	37 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2007	Landsborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2007	Nambour Dpi, AU	monthly rain	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	53 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2007	Albia 3 NNE, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	101 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2007	Rathbun Dam, US	all-time rain	313.4 mm (12.3 in)	185.6 mm (7.3 in)	26 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2007	Goomboorian, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2007	Keosauqua, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	109 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2007	Downing, US	all-time rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	111 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2007	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	101 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2007	Gympie, AU	daily rain	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 August 2007	Creston 2 SW, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)

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

1802 to 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2007. 2007 had 1,530 records.

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

Records on 08-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1807	1
1816	1
1817	2
1818	1
1824	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	1
1855	2
1859	1
1864	1
1869	1
1870	1
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	5
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	5
1897	1
1898	5
1899	7
1900	9
1901	6
1902	6
1903	13
1904	8
1905	10
1906	22
1907	20
1908	18
1909	36
1910	22
1911	41
1912	37
1913	17
1914	24
1915	182
1916	33
1917	51
1918	79
1919	66
1920	568
1921	52
1922	98
1923	167
1924	153
1925	177
1926	133
1927	338
1928	288
1929	250
1930	240
1931	312
1932	218
1933	305
1934	617
1935	305
1936	937
1937	390
1938	483
1939	271
1940	706
1941	263
1942	549
1943	496
1944	556
1945	404
1946	425
1947	821
1948	794
1949	260
1950	378
1951	459
1952	528
1953	479
1954	631
1955	426
1956	364
1957	686
1958	547
1959	555
1960	549
1961	502
1962	413
1963	505
1964	670
1965	461
1966	707
1967	536
1968	1,039
1969	734
1970	622
1971	586
1972	587
1973	572
1974	481
1975	722
1976	493
1977	842
1978	588
1979	475
1980	669
1981	579
1982	932
1983	915
1984	600
1985	892
1986	726
1987	1,213
1988	1,093
1989	944
1990	654
1991	599
1992	1,724
1993	987
1994	618
1995	1,111
1996	1,275
1997	1,872
1998	1,113
1999	905
2000	830
2001	872
2002	1,114
2003	1,848
2004	979
2005	718
2006	859
2007	1,530
2008	954
2009	1,085
2010	1,278
2011	1,479
2012	647
2013	395
2014	832
2015	886
2016	906
2017	398
2018	442
2019	416
2020	1,055
2021	788
2022	795
2023	1,437
2024	1,338
2025	1,084
2026	618

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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 50	1,112
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1