Weather Records on 15 October 1924

118 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 October 1924. Highest significance: Redding Fire STN 2, US.

Key Facts for 15 October 1924

On 15 October 1924, 118 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 118 daily.
Redding Fire STN 2 set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 15 October 1924.
Across 159 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

118 stations

118 station records on 15 October 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 October 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Bridge (Tepko)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newlyn Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pyramid Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyonville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brighton Middle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Birchip (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Briagolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

118 records

Records set or tied on 15 October 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 62.

Records on 15 October 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 October 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 118.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

91 broken records

Margins by which the 91 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 42.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 October 1924

Top 20 records on 15 October 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 October 1924	Redding Fire STN 2, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 1924	Armagh, GB	daily high max	17.5 C (63.5 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1924	Ballan, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1924	Clyde State School, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1924	Smeaton Weir, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1924	Blackwood, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1924	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1924	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1924	Neerim, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1924	Idracowra, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1924	Murray Bridge (Tepko), AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1924	Ukiah, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1924	Lugansk, UA	daily rain	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1924	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1924	Newlyn Reservoir, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1924	Pyramid Hill, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1924	Timovskoe, RU	daily rain	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1924	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1924	Yan Yean, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 October 1924	Lyonville, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	33 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

1794 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1924. 1924 had 118 records.

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

Records on 10-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1796	1
1807	1
1808	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1849	1
1859	2
1862	1
1870	2
1871	4
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	3
1879	3
1881	3
1882	4
1885	2
1886	1
1887	8
1889	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	5
1894	9
1895	3
1896	8
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	3
1901	4
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	13
1906	7
1907	11
1908	13
1909	17
1910	14
1911	18
1912	17
1913	70
1914	28
1915	48
1916	21
1917	29
1918	21
1919	65
1920	38
1921	160
1922	43
1923	66
1924	118
1925	221
1926	125
1927	94
1928	385
1929	200
1930	282
1931	461
1932	213
1933	255
1934	434
1935	303
1936	126
1937	1,444
1938	598
1939	461
1940	458
1941	330
1942	494
1943	704
1944	246
1945	487
1946	354
1947	963
1948	224
1949	546
1950	321
1951	341
1952	662
1953	374
1954	945
1955	444
1956	555
1957	461
1958	606
1959	411
1960	600
1961	834
1962	1,009
1963	522
1964	488
1965	299
1966	1,265
1967	464
1968	1,111
1969	1,074
1970	642
1971	744
1972	584
1973	525
1974	768
1975	808
1976	791
1977	543
1978	886
1979	720
1980	1,006
1981	965
1982	297
1983	653
1984	1,236
1985	1,068
1986	768
1987	900
1988	896
1989	560
1990	1,134
1991	1,139
1992	1,530
1993	1,066
1994	1,103
1995	1,008
1996	458
1997	964
1998	806
1999	766
2000	625
2001	705
2002	965
2003	737
2004	716
2005	610
2006	1,305
2007	702
2008	959
2009	2,365
2010	1,095
2011	906
2012	909
2013	632
2014	901
2015	1,139
2016	674
2017	1,091
2018	2,682
2019	479
2020	499
2021	983
2022	633
2023	319
2024	748
2025	697

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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 15 October 1924
Margin	Records
0 to 10	81
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1