Weather Records on 24 October 1928

66 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1928. Highest significance: Orange (McLaughlin St), AU.

Key Facts for 24 October 1928

On 24 October 1928, 66 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 66 daily.
Orange (McLaughlin St) set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 24 October 1928.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

66 stations

66 station records on 24 October 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.2 C (104.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

66 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 14.

Records on 24 October 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	14
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 October 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 66.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

54 broken records

Margins by which the 54 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 28.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1928

Top 20 records on 24 October 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1928	Orange (McLaughlin St), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1928	Sydney, CA	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	45 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1928	Charlottetown, CA	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	51 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1928	Belle Isle, CA	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1928	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1928	Bird Rocks, CA	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1928	Sable Island, CA	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1928	Sussex, CA	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1928	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily high max	18.7 C (65.7 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1928	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	11 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1928	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily low min	3.1 C (37.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	26 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1928	Sussex, CA	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1928	Halifax, CA	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1928	Nurnberg, DE	daily high max	18.4 C (65.1 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1928	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1928	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	9 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1928	Hedrum, NO	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	27 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1928	Biser, RU	daily low min	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	36 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1928	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	19 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1928	St George, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	14 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1928. 1928 had 66 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 5	49
5 to 10	3
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1