Weather Records on 24 October 1906
30 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1906. Highest significance: Stratford, CA.
Key Facts for 24 October 1906
- On 24 October 1906, 30 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 5 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 30 daily.
- Stratford set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 24 October 1906.
- Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.
Record Map
30 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 45.7 mm (1.8 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Narre Warren North (Narre Warr | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 40.9 mm (1.6 in) | 28 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ringwood 2 | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 26.4 mm (1.0 in) | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| Santa Fe | United States | Record low minimum temperature | -8.3 C (17.1 F) | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| Toronto | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 12.2 mm (0.5 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Melbourne Regional Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 19.6 mm (0.8 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cleveland 2717 Euclid | United States | Record daily precipitation | 14.5 mm (0.6 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hastings Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 19.1 mm (0.8 in) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Young Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 10.9 mm (0.4 in) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Geelong Sec | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 14.5 mm (0.6 in) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Madison Wb City | United States | Record daily precipitation | 23.4 mm (0.9 in) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Toledo Blade | United States | Record daily precipitation | 13.2 mm (0.5 in) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Mount Gambier Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 10.2 mm (0.4 in) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sydney (Observatory Hill) | Australia | Record high minimum temperature | 21.1 C (70.0 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Mulwala Homestead | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 9.4 mm (0.37 in) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Oksoey Fyr | Norway | Record daily precipitation | 48.1 mm (1.9 in) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wagga Wagga (Kooringal) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 9.9 mm (0.39 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Milwaukee Wb City | United States | Record daily precipitation | 12.7 mm (0.5 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Santa Fe | United States | Record low maximum temperature | 5.0 C (41.0 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Southampton | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 11.2 mm (0.4 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| La Crosse Wb City | United States | Record daily precipitation | 10.2 mm (0.4 in) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kremsmuenster | Austria | Record high minimum temperature | 9.8 C (49.6 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kremsmuenster | Austria | Record high maximum temperature | 16.8 C (62.2 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag) | Germany | Record daily precipitation | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Werribee (Wyndham) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 15.2 mm (0.6 in) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sotchi | Russia | Record daily precipitation | 50.0 mm (2.0 in) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Queanbeyan Bowling Club | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 10.7 mm (0.4 in) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ballan | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 12.7 mm (0.5 in) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Karlsruhe | Germany | Record high maximum temperature | 19.5 C (67.1 F) | 4 of 100 (Routine) |
| Salzburg | Austria | Record high minimum temperature | 7.7 C (45.9 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
30 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 2 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 1 |
| Highest daily minimum | 3 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 1 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 23 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 0 |
| daily | 30 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
29 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 5 | 16 |
| 5 to 10 | 9 |
| 10 to 15 | 3 |
| 15 to 20 | 0 |
| 20 to 25 | 0 |
| 25 to 30 | 0 |
| 30 to 35 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
24 October 1906| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 October 1906 | Stratford, CA | daily rain | 45.7 mm (1.8 in) | 34.3 mm (1.4 in) | 39 years | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| 24 October 1906 | Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU | daily rain | 40.9 mm (1.6 in) | 10.9 mm (0.4 in) | 39 years | 28 of 100 (Routine) |
| 24 October 1906 | Ringwood 2, AU | daily rain | 26.4 mm (1.0 in) | 14.0 mm (0.6 in) | 4 years | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| 24 October 1906 | Santa Fe, US | daily low min | -8.3 C (17.1 F) | 6.1 C (11.0 F) | 13 years | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| 24 October 1906 | Toronto, CA | daily rain | 12.2 mm (0.5 in) | 0.8 mm (0.03 in) | 63 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 24 October 1906 | Melbourne Regional Office, AU | daily rain | 19.6 mm (0.8 in) | 4.9 mm (0.19 in) | 36 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 24 October 1906 | Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US | daily rain | 14.5 mm (0.6 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 29 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 24 October 1906 | Hastings Post Office, AU | daily rain | 19.1 mm (0.8 in) | 5.4 mm (0.21 in) | 29 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 24 October 1906 | Young Post Office, AU | daily rain | 10.9 mm (0.4 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 23 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 24 October 1906 | Geelong Sec, AU | daily rain | 14.5 mm (0.6 in) | 4.1 mm (0.16 in) | 31 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 24 October 1906 | Madison Wb City, US | daily rain | 23.4 mm (0.9 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 24 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 24 October 1906 | Toledo Blade, US | daily rain | 13.2 mm (0.5 in) | 6.3 mm (0.25 in) | 24 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 24 October 1906 | Mount Gambier Post Office, AU | daily rain | 10.2 mm (0.4 in) | 2.3 mm (0.09 in) | 26 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 24 October 1906 | Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU | daily high min | 21.1 C (70.0 F) | 0.4 C (0.7 F) | 38 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 24 October 1906 | Mulwala Homestead, AU | daily rain | 9.4 mm (0.37 in) | 6.6 mm (0.26 in) | 19 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 24 October 1906 | Oksoey Fyr, NO | daily rain | 48.1 mm (1.9 in) | 12.3 mm (0.5 in) | 6 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 24 October 1906 | Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU | daily rain | 9.9 mm (0.39 in) | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) | 15 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 24 October 1906 | Milwaukee Wb City, US | daily rain | 12.7 mm (0.5 in) | 4.6 mm (0.18 in) | 24 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 24 October 1906 | Santa Fe, US | daily low max | 5.0 C (41.0 F) | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 24 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 24 October 1906 | Southampton, CA | daily rain | 11.2 mm (0.4 in) | 2.3 mm (0.09 in) | 21 years | 12 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 1906| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1802 | 2 |
| 1840 | 1 |
| 1844 | 1 |
| 1846 | 1 |
| 1849 | 1 |
| 1850 | 1 |
| 1851 | 1 |
| 1857 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1866 | 2 |
| 1869 | 2 |
| 1872 | 2 |
| 1873 | 1 |
| 1875 | 1 |
| 1876 | 2 |
| 1877 | 2 |
| 1879 | 1 |
| 1880 | 7 |
| 1881 | 1 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1887 | 3 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1891 | 3 |
| 1892 | 1 |
| 1893 | 3 |
| 1894 | 3 |
| 1895 | 5 |
| 1896 | 3 |
| 1897 | 1 |
| 1898 | 6 |
| 1899 | 3 |
| 1900 | 9 |
| 1901 | 4 |
| 1902 | 13 |
| 1903 | 6 |
| 1904 | 13 |
| 1905 | 22 |
| 1906 | 30 |
| 1907 | 11 |
| 1908 | 26 |
| 1909 | 13 |
| 1910 | 8 |
| 1911 | 23 |
| 1912 | 37 |
| 1913 | 85 |
| 1914 | 12 |
| 1915 | 43 |
| 1916 | 29 |
| 1917 | 145 |
| 1918 | 27 |
| 1919 | 48 |
| 1920 | 273 |
| 1921 | 54 |
| 1922 | 193 |
| 1923 | 169 |
| 1924 | 94 |
| 1925 | 258 |
| 1926 | 268 |
| 1927 | 308 |
| 1928 | 66 |
| 1929 | 200 |
| 1930 | 420 |
| 1931 | 351 |
| 1932 | 334 |
| 1933 | 256 |
| 1934 | 535 |
| 1935 | 343 |
| 1936 | 223 |
| 1937 | 588 |
| 1938 | 686 |
| 1939 | 776 |
| 1940 | 406 |
| 1941 | 304 |
| 1942 | 299 |
| 1943 | 369 |
| 1944 | 313 |
| 1945 | 549 |
| 1946 | 427 |
| 1947 | 427 |
| 1948 | 215 |
| 1949 | 624 |
| 1950 | 314 |
| 1951 | 546 |
| 1952 | 409 |
| 1953 | 244 |
| 1954 | 538 |
| 1955 | 460 |
| 1956 | 581 |
| 1957 | 673 |
| 1958 | 316 |
| 1959 | 885 |
| 1960 | 378 |
| 1961 | 228 |
| 1962 | 346 |
| 1963 | 1,397 |
| 1964 | 469 |
| 1965 | 387 |
| 1966 | 515 |
| 1967 | 273 |
| 1968 | 206 |
| 1969 | 1,115 |
| 1970 | 594 |
| 1971 | 794 |
| 1972 | 464 |
| 1973 | 558 |
| 1974 | 537 |
| 1975 | 2,018 |
| 1976 | 730 |
| 1977 | 469 |
| 1978 | 594 |
| 1979 | 683 |
| 1980 | 826 |
| 1981 | 1,920 |
| 1982 | 838 |
| 1983 | 662 |
| 1984 | 1,000 |
| 1985 | 902 |
| 1986 | 506 |
| 1987 | 674 |
| 1988 | 512 |
| 1989 | 1,182 |
| 1990 | 594 |
| 1991 | 1,380 |
| 1992 | 1,169 |
| 1993 | 602 |
| 1994 | 594 |
| 1995 | 1,119 |
| 1996 | 1,027 |
| 1997 | 1,400 |
| 1998 | 1,238 |
| 1999 | 1,374 |
| 2000 | 1,514 |
| 2001 | 1,769 |
| 2002 | 2,094 |
| 2003 | 1,934 |
| 2004 | 1,300 |
| 2005 | 973 |
| 2006 | 1,709 |
| 2007 | 1,631 |
| 2008 | 808 |
| 2009 | 870 |
| 2010 | 1,037 |
| 2011 | 658 |
| 2012 | 1,027 |
| 2013 | 497 |
| 2014 | 883 |
| 2015 | 528 |
| 2016 | 622 |
| 2017 | 858 |
| 2018 | 442 |
| 2019 | 761 |
| 2020 | 1,993 |
| 2021 | 588 |
| 2022 | 1,412 |
| 2023 | 682 |
| 2024 | 783 |
| 2025 | 286 |
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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 (2026-10-15).