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Weather Records on 24 October 1916

29 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1916. Highest significance: Lawrence, US.

Key Facts for 24 October 1916

  • On 24 October 1916, 29 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 28 daily.
  • Lawrence set a daily record precipitation of 66.8 mm (2.6 in) on 24 October 1916.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

29 stations
Weather records on 24 October 1916 29 station records on 24 October 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
29 station records on 24 October 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 October 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
LawrenceUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation66.8 mm (2.6 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
MoamaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation57.2 mm (2.3 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
CharltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation51.3 mm (2.0 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Bective Estate)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
WollunAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
MilliwindiAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
MillieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
BooreegammaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
StonehengeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
WallabadahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
EversleighAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
TarriaroAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Gulgong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
DerraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
BeachportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

29 records
Records on 24 October 1916 by type Records set or tied on 24 October 1916 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 29. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 29Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 October 1916 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 29.
Records on 24 October 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall29
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 24 October 1916 by timescale Records on 24 October 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 October 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 28.
Records on 24 October 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

26 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 October 1916 Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.3. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1710 to 20: 620 to 30: 130 to 40: 140 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 October 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 1017
10 to 206
20 to 301
30 to 401
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1916
Top 20 records on 24 October 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 October 1916Lawrence, USdaily rain66.8 mm (2.6 in)64.3 mm (2.5 in)38 years57 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1916Moama, AUmonthly rain57.2 mm (2.3 in)19.6 mm (0.8 in)13 years47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1916Charlton, AUdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)32.8 mm (1.3 in)4 years37 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1916Orange Post Office, AUdaily rain51.3 mm (2.0 in)25.9 mm (1.0 in)33 years36 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1916Somerton (Bective Estate), AUdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)18.6 mm (0.7 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1916Clermont Sirius St, AUdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1916Inverell Comparison, AUdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1916Tamworth Airport, AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)33 years19 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1916Dubuque River, USdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)8 years19 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1916Wollun, AUdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)13.4 mm (0.5 in)4 years17 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1916Blackville (Krui Vale), AUdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)25 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1916Wee Waa (George St), AUdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1916Pilliga Post Office, AUdaily rain1.5 mm (0.06 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1916Milliwindi, AUdaily rain12.4 mm (0.5 in)8.3 mm (0.33 in)1 year13 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1916Millie, AUdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1916Prince Albert, CAdaily rain3.6 mm (0.14 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)18 years12 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1916Booreegamma, AUdaily rain6.9 mm (0.27 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)28 years11 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1916La Crosse Wb City, USdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)10 years10 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1916Stonehenge, AUdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)14 years9 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1916Wallabadah, AUdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)1 year8 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 1916
Records on 10-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1916. 1916 had 29 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: 4422019: 7612020: 1,9932021: 5882022: 1,4122023: 6822024: 7832025: 2861802187718991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1916. 1916 had 29 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
2018442
2019761
20201,993
2021588
20221,412
2023682
2024783
2025286

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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).