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Weather Records on 24 October 1896

3 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1896. Highest significance: Palermo, IT.

Key Facts for 24 October 1896

  • On 24 October 1896, 3 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 3 daily.
  • Palermo set a daily record precipitation of 25.8 mm (1.0 in) on 24 October 1896.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

3 stations
Weather records on 24 October 1896 3 station records on 24 October 1896 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
3 station records on 24 October 1896 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 October 1896: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PalermoItalyRecord daily precipitation25.8 mm (1.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord daily precipitation29.8 mm (1.2 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3 records
Records on 24 October 1896 by type Records set or tied on 24 October 1896 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 01122Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 October 1896 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 24 October 1896 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 24 October 1896 by timescale Records on 24 October 1896 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 3. 0123all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 3all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 October 1896 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 3.
Records on 24 October 1896 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily3

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 October 1896 Margins by which the 2 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.8. Ties are not counted. 001110 to 1: 01 to 2: 12 to 3: 03 to 4: 04 to 5: 05 to 6: 06 to 7: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 7
Margins by which the 2 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 October 1896
MarginRecords
0 to 10
1 to 21
2 to 30
3 to 40
4 to 50
5 to 60
6 to 71

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1896
Top 3 records on 24 October 1896 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 October 1896Palermo, ITdaily rain25.8 mm (1.0 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)24 years22 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1896Hvar, HRdaily rain29.8 mm (1.2 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)38 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1896Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max (Tie)14.4 C (57.9 F)tie30 years3 of 100 (Routine)

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 1896
Records on 10-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1896. 1896 had 3 records. 01,0002,0003,0001802: 21840: 11844: 11846: 11849: 11850: 11851: 11857: 11859: 11864: 11866: 21869: 21872: 21873: 11875: 11876: 21877: 21879: 11880: 71881: 11884: 11886: 21887: 31890: 31891: 31892: 11893: 31894: 31895: 51896: 31897: 11898: 61899: 31900: 91901: 41902: 131903: 61904: 131905: 221906: 301907: 111908: 261909: 131910: 81911: 231912: 371913: 851914: 121915: 431916: 291917: 1451918: 271919: 481920: 2731921: 541922: 1931923: 1691924: 941925: 2581926: 2681927: 3081928: 661929: 2001930: 4201931: 3511932: 3341933: 2561934: 5351935: 3431936: 2231937: 5881938: 6861939: 7761940: 4061941: 3041942: 2991943: 3691944: 3131945: 5491946: 4271947: 4271948: 2151949: 6241950: 3141951: 5461952: 4091953: 2441954: 5381955: 4601956: 5811957: 6731958: 3161959: 8851960: 3781961: 2281962: 3461963: 1,3971964: 4691965: 3871966: 5151967: 2731968: 2061969: 1,1151970: 5941971: 7941972: 4641973: 5581974: 5371975: 2,0181976: 7301977: 4691978: 5941979: 6831980: 8261981: 1,9201982: 8381983: 6621984: 1,0001985: 9021986: 5061987: 6741988: 5121989: 1,1821990: 5941991: 1,3801992: 1,1691993: 6021994: 5941995: 1,1191996: 1,0271997: 1,4001998: 1,2381999: 1,3742000: 1,5142001: 1,7692002: 2,0942003: 1,9342004: 1,3002005: 9732006: 1,7092007: 1,6312008: 8082009: 8702010: 1,0372011: 6582012: 1,0272013: 4972014: 8832015: 5282016: 6222017: 8582018: 4382019: 7572020: 1,9832021: 5862022: 1,4112023: 6762024: 7832025: 2871802187718991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1896. 1896 had 3 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-24 in each year
YearRecords
18022
18401
18441
18461
18491
18501
18511
18571
18591
18641
18662
18692
18722
18731
18751
18762
18772
18791
18807
18811
18841
18862
18873
18903
18913
18921
18933
18943
18955
18963
18971
18986
18993
19009
19014
190213
19036
190413
190522
190630
190711
190826
190913
19108
191123
191237
191385
191412
191543
191629
1917145
191827
191948
1920273
192154
1922193
1923169
192494
1925258
1926268
1927308
192866
1929200
1930420
1931351
1932334
1933256
1934535
1935343
1936223
1937588
1938686
1939776
1940406
1941304
1942299
1943369
1944313
1945549
1946427
1947427
1948215
1949624
1950314
1951546
1952409
1953244
1954538
1955460
1956581
1957673
1958316
1959885
1960378
1961228
1962346
19631,397
1964469
1965387
1966515
1967273
1968206
19691,115
1970594
1971794
1972464
1973558
1974537
19752,018
1976730
1977469
1978594
1979683
1980826
19811,920
1982838
1983662
19841,000
1985902
1986506
1987674
1988512
19891,182
1990594
19911,380
19921,169
1993602
1994594
19951,119
19961,027
19971,400
19981,238
19991,374
20001,514
20011,769
20022,094
20031,934
20041,300
2005973
20061,709
20071,631
2008808
2009870
20101,037
2011658
20121,027
2013497
2014883
2015528
2016622
2017858
2018438
2019757
20201,983
2021586
20221,411
2023676
2024783
2025287

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).