Weather Records on 14 October 1924

61 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 October 1924. Highest significance: Harkerville (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 14 October 1924

On 14 October 1924, 61 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 61 daily.
Harkerville (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 14 October 1924.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

61 stations

61 station records on 14 October 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 October 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Worondi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dilkara (Florieton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Westboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

61 records

Records set or tied on 14 October 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 15.

Records on 14 October 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	15
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 October 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 61.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

48 broken records

Margins by which the 48 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 24.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 October 1924

Top 20 records on 14 October 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 1924	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1924	Mildura Post Office, AU	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1924	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	25 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1924	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1924	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1924	Worondi, AU	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1924	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1924	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1924	Tranebjerg, DK	daily high max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1924	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1924	Charlotte Waters, AU	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1924	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1924	Haparanda, SE	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1924	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1924	Armagh, GB	daily high max	20.1 C (68.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	2 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1924	Pocahontas 1, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1924	Dilkara (Florieton), AU	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	33 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1924	Vanersborg, SE	daily high max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	17 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1924	Parker, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	11 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
14 October 1924	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 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

1793 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1924. 1924 had 61 records.

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

Records on 10-14 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1799	1
1809	1
1811	2
1817	1
1834	1
1836	1
1838	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1871	2
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	6
1877	2
1878	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	6
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1893	3
1894	9
1895	6
1896	4
1897	3
1898	5
1899	7
1900	7
1901	6
1902	7
1903	6
1904	5
1905	10
1906	7
1907	11
1908	12
1909	13
1910	14
1911	8
1912	33
1913	37
1914	26
1915	80
1916	29
1917	47
1918	26
1919	36
1920	63
1921	107
1922	35
1923	90
1924	61
1925	237
1926	120
1927	167
1928	251
1929	286
1930	233
1931	338
1932	278
1933	231
1934	435
1935	305
1936	239
1937	1,219
1938	491
1939	268
1940	320
1941	413
1942	411
1943	358
1944	277
1945	419
1946	398
1947	667
1948	292
1949	697
1950	432
1951	319
1952	447
1953	318
1954	982
1955	540
1956	523
1957	491
1958	630
1959	747
1960	437
1961	578
1962	1,082
1963	573
1964	477
1965	252
1966	1,224
1967	259
1968	942
1969	1,507
1970	759
1971	645
1972	463
1973	553
1974	622
1975	991
1976	862
1977	954
1978	856
1979	1,056
1980	674
1981	1,155
1982	684
1983	889
1984	639
1985	816
1986	1,457
1987	1,078
1988	1,297
1989	587
1990	1,469
1991	817
1992	1,350
1993	1,223
1994	1,049
1995	1,277
1996	559
1997	1,098
1998	930
1999	957
2000	1,073
2001	1,431
2002	868
2003	771
2004	721
2005	755
2006	1,298
2007	610
2008	1,017
2009	2,473
2010	642
2011	695
2012	806
2013	503
2014	971
2015	991
2016	704
2017	1,048
2018	2,218
2019	616
2020	639
2021	1,230
2022	876
2023	468
2024	918
2025	853

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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	39
5 to 10	2
10 to 15	5
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	2