Weather Records on 6 October 1924

263 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 October 1924. Highest significance: Wanaaring Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 6 October 1924

On 6 October 1924, 263 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 261 daily.
Wanaaring Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 6 October 1924.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

263 stations

263 station records on 6 October 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 October 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cantara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thornborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brae Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

263 records

Records set or tied on 6 October 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 221.

Records on 6 October 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 6 October 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 261.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

242 broken records

Margins by which the 242 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 October 1924

Top 20 records on 6 October 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 October 1924	Wanaaring Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1924	Cootamundra Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1924	Isisford Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1924	Miles Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1924	Cambridge Downs Station, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1924	Rolleston, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1924	Yuleba Garden St, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1924	Wangaratta, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
6 October 1924	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1924	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1924	Gympie, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1924	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1924	Jimbour State School, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1924	Warialda Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1924	Bungendore (Douglas), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1924	Alice Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1924	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1924	Yandina Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1924	Walwa, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1924	Donors Hill Station, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	29 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1924. 1924 had 263 records.

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

Records on 10-06 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1814	1
1817	1
1840	1
1843	1
1844	1
1845	1
1848	1
1853	2
1854	3
1857	1
1859	1
1860	1
1863	1
1864	7
1865	1
1867	3
1868	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1885	5
1887	1
1888	3
1889	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	6
1898	1
1899	3
1900	14
1901	8
1902	10
1903	14
1904	13
1905	10
1906	20
1907	14
1908	17
1909	17
1910	60
1911	14
1912	46
1913	28
1914	7
1915	17
1916	69
1917	95
1918	45
1919	51
1920	104
1921	46
1922	45
1923	136
1924	263
1925	208
1926	219
1927	175
1928	149
1929	155
1930	574
1931	470
1932	905
1933	183
1934	259
1935	1,055
1936	275
1937	413
1938	319
1939	702
1940	225
1941	1,148
1942	198
1943	485
1944	219
1945	202
1946	678
1947	584
1948	342
1949	548
1950	340
1951	537
1952	1,414
1953	355
1954	663
1955	629
1956	449
1957	488
1958	707
1959	560
1960	545
1961	469
1962	433
1963	693
1964	1,138
1965	1,143
1966	351
1967	383
1968	578
1969	377
1970	711
1971	514
1972	458
1973	311
1974	922
1975	673
1976	841
1977	561
1978	376
1979	1,002
1980	1,259
1981	748
1982	1,058
1983	743
1984	769
1985	720
1986	647
1987	838
1988	964
1989	470
1990	953
1991	1,045
1992	675
1993	1,056
1994	1,201
1995	1,392
1996	843
1997	1,013
1998	1,638
1999	914
2000	1,773
2001	988
2002	694
2003	817
2004	582
2005	1,414
2006	1,030
2007	2,337
2008	644
2009	1,722
2010	995
2011	1,582
2012	1,133
2013	797
2014	428
2015	567
2016	473
2017	489
2018	968
2019	533
2020	1,072
2021	665
2022	654
2023	650
2024	1,025
2025	486
2026	900

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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 10	173
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1