Weather Records on 8 October 1924

118 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 October 1924. Highest significance: Orebro, SE.

Key Facts for 8 October 1924

On 8 October 1924, 118 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 117 daily.
Orebro set a daily record precipitation of 27.5 mm (1.1 in) on 8 October 1924.
Across 164 earlier years (1802 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

118 stations

118 station records on 8 October 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 October 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lynd #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

118 records

Records set or tied on 8 October 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 64.

Records on 8 October 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	64
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 October 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 117.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

97 broken records

Margins by which the 97 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 45.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 October 1924

Top 20 records on 8 October 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 October 1924	Orebro, SE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 October 1924	Collbran, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1924	Camp Crook, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1924	Reid River Railway Station, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1924	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 October 1924	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1924	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1924	Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1924	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1924	Yarmouth, CA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1924	New Smyrna Beach, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1924	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1924	Falun, SE	daily rain	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1924	Laramie, US	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1924	Godegard, SE	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1924	Surgut, RU	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1924	Worthington, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1924	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1924	Jokkmokk, SE	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 October 1924	Tekamah, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	10 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 118 records.

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

Records on 10-08 in each year
Year	Records
1802	1
1812	1
1815	1
1824	2
1829	1
1834	1
1839	2
1843	1
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	1
1864	3
1865	2
1869	1
1870	1
1873	2
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	2
1882	2
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	6
1889	5
1890	2
1891	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	13
1901	5
1903	6
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	17
1908	27
1909	9
1910	13
1911	14
1912	17
1913	66
1914	27
1915	18
1916	121
1917	47
1918	33
1919	98
1920	104
1921	90
1922	51
1923	127
1924	118
1925	207
1926	162
1927	106
1928	303
1929	75
1930	400
1931	391
1932	283
1933	237
1934	241
1935	427
1936	645
1937	262
1938	331
1939	810
1940	170
1941	587
1942	209
1943	405
1944	191
1945	314
1946	471
1947	311
1948	344
1949	1,198
1950	535
1951	417
1952	1,034
1953	401
1954	521
1955	600
1956	556
1957	473
1958	451
1959	962
1960	316
1961	630
1962	597
1963	363
1964	1,078
1965	449
1966	394
1967	452
1968	405
1969	307
1970	1,672
1971	468
1972	367
1973	770
1974	604
1975	1,034
1976	1,302
1977	818
1978	671
1979	882
1980	758
1981	719
1982	1,184
1983	712
1984	694
1985	1,635
1986	429
1987	1,271
1988	793
1989	641
1990	1,438
1991	915
1992	1,277
1993	946
1994	1,259
1995	703
1996	1,261
1997	2,604
1998	941
1999	1,196
2000	2,916
2001	810
2002	706
2003	1,225
2004	748
2005	1,303
2006	625
2007	1,924
2008	582
2009	1,506
2010	1,062
2011	1,055
2012	943
2013	496
2014	554
2015	682
2016	550
2017	944
2018	1,135
2019	532
2020	1,163
2021	766
2022	572
2023	720
2024	877
2025	585
2026	784

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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 8 October 1924
Margin	Records
0 to 10	78
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1