Weather Records on 16 October 1924

81 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 October 1924. Highest significance: Red Bluff Muni AP, US.

Key Facts for 16 October 1924

On 16 October 1924, 81 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 81 daily.
Red Bluff Muni AP set a daily record precipitation of 36.3 mm (1.4 in) on 16 October 1924.
Across 163 earlier years (1796 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 441 records.

Record Map

81 stations

81 station records on 16 October 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 October 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.4 C (108.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kokkedahl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Arapaho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ooma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jingellic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Thowgla Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.9 C (98.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mandamar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Wandary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

81 records

Records set or tied on 16 October 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 32, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 16 October 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	32
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 16 October 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 81.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

58 broken records

Margins by which the 58 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 October 1924

Top 20 records on 16 October 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 October 1924	Red Bluff Muni AP, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1924	Taralga Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1924	Surgut, RU	daily low min	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	9.6 C (17.3 F)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1924	Astrakan, RU	daily rain	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1924	Shelford, AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1924	Stockton 2, US	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1924	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.2 cm (0.9 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1924	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1924	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1924	Pitea, SE	daily high max	13.6 C (56.5 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1924	Rio Vista, US	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1924	Dandaloo (Kelvin), AU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1924	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily high max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	14 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1924	Boulia Airport, AU	daily high max	42.4 C (108.3 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1924	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1924	Kokkedahl, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	11 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1924	Florence, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1924	Peak Hill (Bruie Plains), AU	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	33 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1924	Arapaho, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	15 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 October 1924	Ooma, AU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	19 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

1796 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1924. 1924 had 81 records.

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

Records on 10-16 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1810	1
1811	3
1817	1
1826	1
1830	1
1836	2
1838	1
1839	1
1856	1
1859	2
1862	2
1865	2
1870	3
1873	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	2
1879	4
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	6
1893	12
1894	5
1895	2
1896	2
1897	9
1898	4
1899	8
1901	4
1902	7
1903	6
1904	7
1905	16
1906	3
1907	6
1908	49
1909	20
1910	10
1911	18
1912	16
1913	25
1914	52
1915	17
1916	28
1917	19
1918	25
1919	58
1920	44
1921	54
1922	57
1923	84
1924	81
1925	304
1926	180
1927	122
1928	543
1929	118
1930	312
1931	515
1932	379
1933	218
1934	712
1935	395
1936	244
1937	1,200
1938	606
1939	494
1940	531
1941	220
1942	426
1943	1,233
1944	609
1945	414
1946	398
1947	865
1948	279
1949	378
1950	344
1951	266
1952	698
1953	508
1954	1,068
1955	427
1956	620
1957	354
1958	494
1959	319
1960	540
1961	790
1962	504
1963	464
1964	513
1965	498
1966	669
1967	516
1968	987
1969	845
1970	789
1971	979
1972	464
1973	539
1974	1,061
1975	487
1976	1,053
1977	549
1978	822
1979	580
1980	1,383
1981	897
1982	430
1983	432
1984	1,507
1985	672
1986	450
1987	1,259
1988	703
1989	820
1990	890
1991	1,543
1992	1,646
1993	999
1994	1,176
1995	1,061
1996	585
1997	939
1998	934
1999	705
2000	519
2001	754
2002	1,079
2003	530
2004	687
2005	684
2006	1,330
2007	645
2008	778
2009	1,931
2010	1,049
2011	816
2012	728
2013	546
2014	695
2015	1,142
2016	1,063
2017	1,014
2018	1,558
2019	463
2020	484
2021	541
2022	676
2023	608
2024	721
2025	559

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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	49
5 to 10	6
10 to 15	0
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	1