Weather Records on 17 October 1924

81 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 October 1924. Highest significance: Santa Fe, US.

Key Facts for 17 October 1924

On 17 October 1924, 81 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 81 daily.
Santa Fe set a daily record high minimum temperature of 12.8 C (55.0 F) on 17 October 1924.
Across 162 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

81 stations

81 station records on 17 October 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 October 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Minto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

81 records

Records set or tied on 17 October 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.

Records on 17 October 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	4
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 October 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 81.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

49 broken records

Margins by which the 49 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 October 1924

Top 20 records on 17 October 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 October 1924	Santa Fe, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1924	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1924	Atyrau, KZ	daily rain	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	42 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1924	Moab, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1924	Storrs, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1924	Andenes, NO	daily high min	9.7 C (49.5 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	9 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1924	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily high min	18.7 C (65.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	32 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1924	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	26 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1924	San Jacinto, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1924	Delta, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1924	Birch Tree, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1924	Agricultural College, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	15 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1924	Ashland, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1924	Mena, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	26 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1924	Afton, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	18 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1924	Beatrice, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1924	Franklin, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	18 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1924	Yazoo City, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	29 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1924	Columbia Falls 5 SW, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	23 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
17 October 1924	Laramie, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	29 years	11 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 81 records.

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

Records on 10-17 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	2
1808	2
1810	1
1811	1
1817	1
1820	1
1830	1
1836	1
1844	1
1845	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1878	1
1879	7
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	2
1886	1
1889	1
1890	3
1891	2
1892	6
1893	5
1894	2
1895	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	3
1900	3
1901	3
1902	4
1903	9
1904	17
1905	12
1906	3
1907	16
1908	46
1909	18
1910	13
1911	24
1912	12
1913	26
1914	72
1915	7
1916	81
1917	29
1918	20
1919	34
1920	82
1921	64
1922	60
1923	149
1924	81
1925	324
1926	153
1927	163
1928	530
1929	119
1930	441
1931	431
1932	345
1933	190
1934	262
1935	337
1936	338
1937	865
1938	710
1939	424
1940	580
1941	194
1942	349
1943	1,173
1944	415
1945	289
1946	437
1947	744
1948	724
1949	442
1950	809
1951	274
1952	474
1953	463
1954	579
1955	562
1956	353
1957	245
1958	415
1959	403
1960	432
1961	525
1962	350
1963	513
1964	492
1965	920
1966	551
1967	576
1968	929
1969	714
1970	815
1971	1,053
1972	866
1973	542
1974	1,055
1975	605
1976	1,381
1977	1,060
1978	583
1979	468
1980	1,366
1981	555
1982	575
1983	526
1984	1,551
1985	585
1986	354
1987	828
1988	827
1989	1,163
1990	1,109
1991	1,352
1992	1,384
1993	1,001
1994	1,306
1995	1,076
1996	987
1997	1,114
1998	1,455
1999	815
2000	461
2001	878
2002	992
2003	764
2004	935
2005	643
2006	1,506
2007	690
2008	467
2009	1,606
2010	625
2011	734
2012	550
2013	516
2014	530
2015	843
2016	1,559
2017	743
2018	1,163
2019	504
2020	889
2021	294
2022	964
2023	544
2024	994
2025	363

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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 17 October 1924
Margin	Records
0 to 1	20
1 to 2	20
2 to 3	6
3 to 4	2
4 to 5	1