Weather Records on 20 October 1924

182 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 October 1924. Highest significance: Elliston, AU.

Key Facts for 20 October 1924

On 20 October 1924, 182 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 175 daily.
Elliston set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 20 October 1924.
Across 160 earlier years (1806 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

182 stations

182 station records on 20 October 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 October 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Copley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gawler (Loos)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ediacara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Two Wells	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Magill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Box Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia Sheedy Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Bridge (Tepko)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenelg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goonery Bore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narrewilock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

182 records

Records set or tied on 20 October 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 136.

Records on 20 October 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 October 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 175.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

163 broken records

Margins by which the 163 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 October 1924

Top 20 records on 20 October 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 October 1924	Elliston, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1924	Streaky Bay, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1924	Clare (Hill River), AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1924	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1924	Copley, AU	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1924	Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1924	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1924	Ardrossan, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1924	Gawler (Loos), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1924	Sedan (Sandleton), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1924	Yudnapinna, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1924	Roopena, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1924	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1924	Ediacara, AU	monthly rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1924	Cooke Plains, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1924	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 October 1924	Freeling Railway, AU	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1924	Innamincka Police Camp, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1924	Two Wells, AU	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 October 1924	Murray Bridge Comparison, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	32 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

1806 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1924. 1924 had 182 records.

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

Records on 10-20 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1835	1
1844	1
1846	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	1
1858	1
1863	2
1864	2
1866	3
1867	1
1868	2
1872	2
1874	2
1875	3
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	3
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	6
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	4
1896	9
1897	2
1898	7
1899	1
1900	8
1901	7
1902	5
1903	9
1904	13
1905	22
1906	28
1907	32
1908	26
1909	17
1910	31
1911	16
1912	6
1913	38
1914	16
1915	20
1916	72
1917	201
1918	34
1919	19
1920	81
1921	68
1922	83
1923	96
1924	182
1925	247
1926	147
1927	283
1928	92
1929	129
1930	672
1931	125
1932	331
1933	675
1934	422
1935	390
1936	370
1937	189
1938	231
1939	367
1940	757
1941	459
1942	152
1943	501
1944	288
1945	363
1946	310
1947	1,494
1948	320
1949	1,084
1950	619
1951	279
1952	520
1953	1,057
1954	262
1955	529
1956	283
1957	440
1958	461
1959	451
1960	671
1961	479
1962	733
1963	765
1964	598
1965	340
1966	857
1967	511
1968	244
1969	607
1970	710
1971	606
1972	1,724
1973	878
1974	1,122
1975	587
1976	1,304
1977	467
1978	508
1979	1,647
1980	350
1981	1,083
1982	1,191
1983	944
1984	1,562
1985	835
1986	823
1987	590
1988	737
1989	2,092
1990	609
1991	971
1992	1,174
1993	1,238
1994	650
1995	703
1996	1,417
1997	949
1998	683
1999	603
2000	737
2001	589
2002	985
2003	1,761
2004	1,861
2005	1,092
2006	1,170
2007	923
2008	477
2009	786
2010	539
2011	785
2012	945
2013	592
2014	851
2015	523
2016	947
2017	602
2018	394
2019	744
2020	1,010
2021	900
2022	834
2023	1,468
2024	707
2025	326

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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 20 October 1924
Margin	Records
0 to 10	112
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1