Weather Records on 24 October 1927

308 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1927. Highest significance: Wee Waa (Pendennis), AU.

Key Facts for 24 October 1927

On 24 October 1927, 308 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
237 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 305 daily.
Wee Waa (Pendennis) set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 24 October 1927.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

308 stations

308 station records on 24 October 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vysnij Volocek	Russia	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record snow depth	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

308 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 222, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 52, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 24 October 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	222
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 24 October 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 305.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

253 broken records

Margins by which the 253 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1927

Top 20 records on 24 October 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1927	Wee Waa (Pendennis), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1927	Hafslo, NO	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1927	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1927	Gladstone Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1927	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1927	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	49 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1927	Elatma, RU	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	5 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1927	Warrinilla, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1927	Cet Central England, GB	daily high max	16.9 C (62.4 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1927	Landsborough Post Office, AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1927	Bogantungan Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	39 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1927	Vysnij Volocek, RU	daily rain	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1927	Vilnius, LT	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1927	Zametchino, RU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1927	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1927	Taroom Post Office, AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1927	May Vale, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1927	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily low min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1927	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1927	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 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

1802 to 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1927. 1927 had 308 records.

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

Records on 10-24 in each year
Year	Records
1802	2
1840	1
1844	1
1846	1
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1857	1
1859	1
1864	1
1866	2
1869	2
1872	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1879	1
1880	7
1881	1
1884	1
1886	2
1887	3
1890	3
1891	3
1892	1
1893	3
1894	3
1895	5
1896	3
1897	1
1898	6
1899	3
1900	9
1901	4
1902	13
1903	6
1904	13
1905	22
1906	30
1907	11
1908	26
1909	13
1910	8
1911	23
1912	37
1913	85
1914	12
1915	43
1916	29
1917	145
1918	27
1919	48
1920	273
1921	54
1922	193
1923	169
1924	94
1925	258
1926	268
1927	308
1928	66
1929	200
1930	420
1931	351
1932	334
1933	256
1934	535
1935	343
1936	223
1937	588
1938	686
1939	776
1940	406
1941	304
1942	299
1943	369
1944	313
1945	549
1946	427
1947	427
1948	215
1949	624
1950	314
1951	546
1952	409
1953	244
1954	538
1955	460
1956	581
1957	673
1958	316
1959	885
1960	378
1961	228
1962	346
1963	1,397
1964	469
1965	387
1966	515
1967	273
1968	206
1969	1,115
1970	594
1971	794
1972	464
1973	558
1974	537
1975	2,018
1976	730
1977	469
1978	594
1979	683
1980	826
1981	1,920
1982	838
1983	662
1984	1,000
1985	902
1986	506
1987	674
1988	512
1989	1,182
1990	594
1991	1,380
1992	1,169
1993	602
1994	594
1995	1,119
1996	1,027
1997	1,400
1998	1,238
1999	1,374
2000	1,514
2001	1,769
2002	2,094
2003	1,934
2004	1,300
2005	973
2006	1,709
2007	1,631
2008	808
2009	870
2010	1,037
2011	658
2012	1,027
2013	497
2014	883
2015	528
2016	622
2017	858
2018	442
2019	761
2020	1,993
2021	588
2022	1,412
2023	682
2024	783
2025	286

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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 25	250
25 to 50	2
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1