Weather Records on 24 July 2018

953 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 July 2018. Highest significance: Selinsgrove 2 S, US.

Key Facts for 24 July 2018

On 24 July 2018, 953 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
764 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 901 daily.
Selinsgrove 2 S set a monthly record daily precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 24 July 2018.
Across 158 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

953 stations

953 station records on 24 July 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 July 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Maraza	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Amga	Russia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ruxton Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira Corning Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg Capital City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Millers 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Station Nord	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
College STN Easterwood Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hoboksar	China	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Inter Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mason	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sumoto	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
XI Ujimqin Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jarud Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	49.4 C (120.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wupatki Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gastonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

953 records

Records set or tied on 24 July 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 404, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 360, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 118.

Records on 24 July 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	404
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	360
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 July 2018 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 39, daily 901.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

742 broken records

Margins by which the 742 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 July 2018

Top 20 records on 24 July 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 July 2018	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	91 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 July 2018	Las Animas, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	117 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2018	Maraza, AZ	monthly rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	62 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2018	Amga, RU	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2018	Waverly, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	123 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2018	Baltimore-Washington Intl AP, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 July 2018	Spring Grove, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2018	Barabinsk, RU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2018	Pearce - Sunsites, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2018	Ruxton Park, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2018	Canon City, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2018	Elmira Corning Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2018	Harrisburg Capital City AP, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2018	Brownsville, US	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	116 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2018	Millers 4 NE, US	all-time rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2018	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2018	Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2018	Pecos Nm, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2018	Elmira, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 2018	Station Nord, GL	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	49 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2018. 2018 had 953 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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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	691
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	4