Weather Records on 7 October 1924

86 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 October 1924. Highest significance: Holmogadd A, SE.

Key Facts for 7 October 1924

On 7 October 1924, 86 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 84 daily.
Holmogadd A set a daily record precipitation of 27.5 mm (1.1 in) on 7 October 1924.
Across 165 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

86 stations

86 station records on 7 October 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 October 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stewarts Brook Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Waitchie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dumosa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

86 records

Records set or tied on 7 October 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 61, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 7 October 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	61
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 October 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 84.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

77 broken records

Margins by which the 77 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 October 1924

Top 20 records on 7 October 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1924	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1924	Bowen Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1924	Umea, SE	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1924	Palermo, IT	daily rain	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 1924	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1924	Pitea, SE	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1924	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1924	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1924	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1924	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1924	Stewarts Brook Composite, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1924	Buckeye, US	monthly rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1924	New Smyrna Beach, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1924	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	49 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1924	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1924	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1924	Wirrabara, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1924	Karumba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1924	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1924	Booleroo Centre, AU	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	37 years	20 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 86 records.

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

Records on 10-07 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1811	1
1824	1
1839	1
1843	1
1852	2
1853	1
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	2
1864	4
1865	1
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1873	4
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1892	2
1893	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	6
1898	7
1899	6
1900	6
1901	14
1902	3
1903	11
1904	27
1905	9
1906	5
1907	10
1908	14
1909	14
1910	18
1911	24
1912	36
1913	32
1914	20
1915	22
1916	35
1917	47
1918	121
1919	28
1920	106
1921	68
1922	43
1923	117
1924	86
1925	247
1926	157
1927	173
1928	120
1929	121
1930	517
1931	603
1932	476
1933	166
1934	237
1935	918
1936	436
1937	359
1938	471
1939	769
1940	159
1941	892
1942	184
1943	424
1944	265
1945	257
1946	1,128
1947	557
1948	333
1949	576
1950	363
1951	604
1952	1,470
1953	524
1954	465
1955	629
1956	548
1957	567
1958	598
1959	770
1960	413
1961	721
1962	449
1963	453
1964	961
1965	584
1966	398
1967	432
1968	764
1969	365
1970	1,148
1971	629
1972	537
1973	461
1974	773
1975	760
1976	1,087
1977	808
1978	406
1979	774
1980	1,253
1981	737
1982	1,079
1983	555
1984	717
1985	1,089
1986	519
1987	834
1988	753
1989	389
1990	948
1991	1,189
1992	872
1993	918
1994	1,144
1995	658
1996	1,073
1997	1,903
1998	1,331
1999	895
2000	2,427
2001	823
2002	704
2003	1,364
2004	518
2005	1,476
2006	1,004
2007	2,285
2008	621
2009	1,926
2010	994
2011	1,216
2012	1,350
2013	675
2014	569
2015	439
2016	537
2017	581
2018	1,063
2019	569
2020	1,175
2021	586
2022	557
2023	705
2024	849
2025	525
2026	917

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 October 1924
Margin	Records
0 to 10	60
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1