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Weather Records on 24 October 1918

27 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1918. Highest significance: Morden, CA.

Key Facts for 24 October 1918

  • On 24 October 1918, 27 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 27 daily.
  • Morden set a daily record snowfall of 13.5 cm (5.3 in) on 24 October 1918.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

27 stations
Weather records on 24 October 1918 27 station records on 24 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
27 station records on 24 October 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 October 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
MordenCanadaRecord daily snowfall13.5 cm (5.3 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
AshevilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation65.0 mm (2.6 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation37.3 mm (1.5 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
OakbankCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
MalvernUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
MordenCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MethvenAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SurgutRussiaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
MillicentAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine (Tulse Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Belle IsleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
AstanaKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation3.7 mm (0.15 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (SAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
WantabadgeryAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NorthumberlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
ApsleyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.5 cm (0.6 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

27 records
Records on 24 October 1918 by type Records set or tied on 24 October 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 20Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 October 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 24 October 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall20
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 24 October 1918 by timescale Records on 24 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 27. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 27all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 October 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 27.
Records on 24 October 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily27

How Much Records Were Beaten By

24 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 October 1918 Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 135.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 20: 1920 to 40: 140 to 60: 260 to 80: 180 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 135.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 October 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 2019
20 to 401
40 to 602
60 to 801
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1401

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1918
Top 20 records on 24 October 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 October 1918Morden, CAdaily snowfall13.5 cm (5.3 in)13.5 cm (5.3 in)32 years39 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1918Montgomery Wb City, USdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)25.1 mm (1.0 in)30 years31 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1918Asheville, USdaily rain65.0 mm (2.6 in)46.7 mm (1.8 in)4 years31 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1918Stony Mountain, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)39 years24 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1918Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily rain37.3 mm (1.5 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)30 years22 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1918Oakbank, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)6.3 cm (2.5 in)30 years21 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1918Malvern, USdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)12.9 mm (0.5 in)30 years21 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1918Morden, CAdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1918Methven, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1918Surgut, RUdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1918Portland, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1918Salzburg, ATdaily high max17.8 C (64.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1918Millicent, AUdaily rain4.3 mm (0.17 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1918Coleraine (Tulse Hill), AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1918Lithgow (Cooerwull), AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)15 years12 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1918Belle Isle, CAdaily low min-4.4 C (24.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1918Astana, KZdaily rain3.7 mm (0.15 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1918Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)9 years8 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1918Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AUdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)5 years6 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1918Wantabadgery, AUdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)4 years5 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 1918
Records on 10-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1918. 1918 had 27 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 1918. 1918 had 27 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).