Weather Records on 15 July 2024

823 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 July 2024. Highest significance: Lunawanna, AU.

Key Facts for 15 July 2024

On 15 July 2024, 823 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
616 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 796 daily.
Lunawanna set a daily record precipitation of 64.8 mm (2.6 in) on 15 July 2024.
Across 160 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

823 stations

823 station records on 15 July 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 July 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Alonnah Area School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mount Wellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sortavala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Toolangi (Mount St Leonard Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Direction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Rumney (Mount Rumney Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent (Twilight Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond (Strathayr)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ouessant	France	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Taranna (Parks & Wildlife)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Peotone	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Longley (Telopea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heathrow	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lucaston (Bakers Creek Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh Allegheny Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Varfu Omul	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chandrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vinnytsia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond (Brookbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wattle Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oberschleissheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schwaigermoos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mactan Cebu Intl	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	37.1 C (98.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Memmingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

823 records

Records set or tied on 15 July 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 245, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 371, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 159.

Records on 15 July 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	245
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	371
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 July 2024 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 16, daily 796.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

607 broken records

Margins by which the 607 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 July 2024

Top 20 records on 15 July 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 July 2024	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2024	Alonnah Area School, AU	monthly rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	73 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2024	Trafalgar Toseland Road, AU	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	110 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2024	Lymington (Fattys Lane), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	103 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2024	Middleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2024	Mount Wellington, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2024	Sortavala, RU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 July 2024	Toolangi (Mount St Leonard Dpi, AU	monthly rain	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2024	Fort Direction, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2024	Opossum Bay, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2024	Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2024	Mount Rumney (Mount Rumney Roa, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2024	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2024	Ubon Ratchathani, TH	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2024	Nugent (Twilight Valley), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2024	Richmond (Strathayr), AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2024	Sandford (Maydena), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2024	Woodbridge, AU	monthly rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2024	Ouessant, FR	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2024	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 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

1793 to 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2024. 2024 had 823 records.

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

Records on 07-15 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1802	1
1808	1
1824	2
1829	1
1832	1
1833	1
1838	1
1839	1
1840	2
1866	1
1868	2
1874	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	3
1880	1
1881	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	2
1897	2
1898	10
1899	1
1900	1
1901	7
1902	4
1903	24
1904	9
1905	1
1906	10
1907	8
1908	7
1909	7
1910	14
1911	11
1912	44
1913	19
1914	35
1915	34
1916	27
1917	134
1918	33
1919	59
1920	78
1921	55
1922	111
1923	120
1924	126
1925	137
1926	487
1927	151
1928	367
1929	213
1930	503
1931	591
1932	649
1933	205
1934	554
1935	208
1936	905
1937	279
1938	227
1939	394
1940	320
1941	444
1942	275
1943	338
1944	228
1945	693
1946	421
1947	373
1948	397
1949	455
1950	503
1951	606
1952	825
1953	398
1954	784
1955	612
1956	351
1957	304
1958	859
1959	411
1960	576
1961	386
1962	724
1963	291
1964	670
1965	282
1966	494
1967	1,419
1968	661
1969	670
1970	542
1971	552
1972	681
1973	800
1974	692
1975	869
1976	790
1977	766
1978	815
1979	585
1980	1,168
1981	646
1982	938
1983	1,241
1984	841
1985	793
1986	773
1987	968
1988	1,157
1989	827
1990	1,202
1991	589
1992	904
1993	1,198
1994	1,027
1995	1,347
1996	1,076
1997	688
1998	1,170
1999	1,428
2000	1,276
2001	1,004
2002	1,177
2003	1,256
2004	714
2005	932
2006	1,535
2007	1,171
2008	532
2009	816
2010	941
2011	989
2012	927
2013	761
2014	1,016
2015	547
2016	672
2017	467
2018	645
2019	561
2020	614
2021	674
2022	621
2023	1,157
2024	823
2025	720
2026	961

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	545
10 to 20	42
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1