Weather Records on 31 October 1924

244 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 October 1924. Highest significance: Grants Pass, US.

Key Facts for 31 October 1924

On 31 October 1924, 244 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 234 daily.
Grants Pass set an all-time record daily precipitation of 112.8 mm (4.4 in) on 31 October 1924.
Across 163 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

244 stations

244 station records on 31 October 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 October 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pimlico	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Berida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

244 records

Records set or tied on 31 October 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 31 October 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 October 1924 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 234.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

209 broken records

Margins by which the 209 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 October 1924

Top 20 records on 31 October 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 October 1924	Grants Pass, US	all-time rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1924	Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1924	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1924	Kunzelsau, DE	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1924	Plauen, DE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1924	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1924	Wallangarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1924	Murwillumbah Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1924	Metten, DE	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1924	Nurnberg, DE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1924	Ohringen, DE	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1924	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1924	Ashland, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1924	Condong Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1924	Karlsruhe, DE	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1924	Tabulam Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1924	Pimlico, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1924	Wollongbar (Central Park Drive, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1924	Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 October 1924	Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, AU	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

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

1805 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1924. 1924 had 244 records.

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

Records on 10-31 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1811	2
1828	1
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1847	2
1848	1
1852	2
1856	1
1865	1
1868	1
1869	3
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	6
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	5
1891	3
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	4
1896	10
1897	1
1898	5
1899	4
1900	5
1901	4
1902	5
1903	5
1904	7
1905	21
1906	38
1907	22
1908	13
1909	15
1910	18
1911	32
1912	14
1913	39
1914	33
1915	11
1916	72
1917	67
1918	72
1919	112
1920	63
1921	22
1922	72
1923	359
1924	244
1925	405
1926	153
1927	183
1928	120
1929	234
1930	240
1931	178
1932	260
1933	796
1934	410
1935	981
1936	307
1937	335
1938	399
1939	415
1940	248
1941	536
1942	578
1943	213
1944	611
1945	287
1946	530
1947	371
1948	695
1949	831
1950	1,237
1951	527
1952	393
1953	303
1954	460
1955	427
1956	1,086
1957	392
1958	314
1959	484
1960	296
1961	511
1962	344
1963	631
1964	538
1965	340
1966	630
1967	748
1968	605
1969	531
1970	412
1971	992
1972	1,234
1973	581
1974	1,192
1975	827
1976	655
1977	616
1978	538
1979	1,130
1980	657
1981	497
1982	560
1983	782
1984	1,054
1985	632
1986	396
1987	1,002
1988	1,058
1989	857
1990	990
1991	3,294
1992	1,324
1993	2,926
1994	1,004
1995	1,051
1996	1,074
1997	1,553
1998	1,410
1999	997
2000	1,114
2001	1,218
2002	1,613
2003	1,167
2004	870
2005	1,048
2006	842
2007	613
2008	1,256
2009	1,030
2010	931
2011	746
2012	884
2013	623
2014	547
2015	691
2016	1,012
2017	437
2018	414
2019	2,501
2020	542
2021	469
2022	497
2023	960
2024	1,133
2025	314

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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 10	136
10 to 20	36
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1