Weather Records on 24 October 1919

48 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1919. Highest significance: San Diego Wbo, US.

Key Facts for 24 October 1919

On 24 October 1919, 48 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 42 daily.
San Diego Wbo set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 24 October 1919.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

48 stations

48 station records on 24 October 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine (Tulse Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

48 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 17, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 24 October 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	17
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 October 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 42.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

41 broken records

Margins by which the 41 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1919

Top 20 records on 24 October 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1919	San Diego Wbo, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1919	Swift Current, CA	monthly low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1919	Medicine Hat A, CA	monthly low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1919	Qu'appelle, CA	monthly low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1919	Barkerville, CA	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1919	Edmonton, CA	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1919	Oxford, GB	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1919	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1919	Swift Current, CA	monthly low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	7 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1919	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1919	Camden 1, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1919	Battleford, CA	monthly low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	1 year	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1919	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1919	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	37 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1919	Needles, US	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1919	Houston Wb City, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	19 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1919	Lucindale Post Office, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1919	Prince Albert, CA	daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	34 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1919	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	22 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1919	Winnemucca AP, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	18 years	13 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1919. 1919 had 48 records.

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

Records on 10-24 in each year
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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	34
5 to 10	5
10 to 15	0
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1