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Weather Records on 24 October 1930

420 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1930. Highest significance: Balaklava, AU.

Key Facts for 24 October 1930

  • On 24 October 1930, 420 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 11 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 418 daily.
  • Balaklava set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 24 October 1930.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

420 stations
Weather records on 24 October 1930 420 station records on 24 October 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
420 station records on 24 October 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 October 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BalaklavaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Bews Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
SnowtownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Farrell FlatAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Templeton (Glenalbyn)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
HoofddorpNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation31.3 mm (1.2 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
RedhillAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.5 mm (1.3 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda Water WorksAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
KapundaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
TruroAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Bute (Ninnes)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
NuriootpaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
StockportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Golspie (Ayrston)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
MintaroAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
StockwellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
EudundaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
GoorangoolaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana BezigradSloveniaRecord daily precipitation69.6 mm (2.7 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
CollingroveAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
OsijekCroatiaRecord daily precipitation30.1 mm (1.2 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Bigga (Woolbrook)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Windellima (Budjong)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.1 mm (1.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Mc IntoshUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation46.2 mm (1.8 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Bettowynd (Condry)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Orange 3AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (BlackAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
ButeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Council OfficesAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
KoolungaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.3 mm (1.4 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Batemans Bay Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.0 mm (1.3 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature12.7 C (54.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Hamley BridgeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
YatinaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CleveAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone (Booyoolee)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OrrorooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
YongalaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Spalding (Bundaleer Reservoir)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CaltowieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port WakefieldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SedanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Yarley)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal BrookAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HoyletonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TerowieAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SutherlandsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

420 records
Records on 24 October 1930 by type Records set or tied on 24 October 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 324, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 0100200300400Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 66Highest daily minimum: 9Lowest daily minimum: 17Heaviest daily rainfall: 324Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 October 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 324, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 24 October 1930 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum66
Highest daily minimum9
Lowest daily minimum17
Heaviest daily rainfall324
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 24 October 1930 by timescale Records on 24 October 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 418. 0200400600all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 418all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 October 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 418.
Records on 24 October 1930 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily418

How Much Records Were Beaten By

373 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 October 1930 Margins by which the 373 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.0. Ties are not counted. 0501001502000 to 5: 1745 to 10: 9310 to 15: 5415 to 20: 3820 to 25: 1025 to 30: 230 to 35: 035 to 40: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 373 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 October 1930
MarginRecords
0 to 5174
5 to 1093
10 to 1554
15 to 2038
20 to 2510
25 to 302
30 to 350
35 to 402

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1930
Top 20 records on 24 October 1930 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 October 1930Balaklava, AUdaily rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)20.1 mm (0.8 in)28 years50 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1930Bews Post Office, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)23.1 mm (0.9 in)20 years48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1930Snowtown, AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)8 years47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1930Farrell Flat, AUdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)18.6 mm (0.7 in)28 years45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1930Mount Templeton (Glenalbyn), AUdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)21.9 mm (0.9 in)9 years45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1930Hoofddorp, NLdaily rain31.3 mm (1.2 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)56 years43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1930Redhill, AUdaily rain33.5 mm (1.3 in)23.1 mm (0.9 in)8 years41 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1930Port Clinton (Yararoo), AUdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)19.3 mm (0.8 in)8 years41 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1930Kapunda Water Works, AUdaily rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)18.0 mm (0.7 in)8 years41 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1930Kapunda, AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)8 years40 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1930Truro, AUdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)20.0 mm (0.8 in)8 years39 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1930Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain33.8 mm (1.3 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)28 years37 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1930Bute (Ninnes), AUdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)18.0 mm (0.7 in)8 years36 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1930Nuriootpa, AUdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)8 years34 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1930Stockport, AUdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)28 years34 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1930Golspie (Ayrston), AUdaily rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)24.1 mm (0.9 in)16 years34 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1930Wollongong Post Office, AUdaily rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)58 years34 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1930Mintaro, AUdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)15.7 mm (0.6 in)24 years33 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1930Stockwell, AUdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)8 years33 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1930Eudunda, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)9 years33 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 1930
Records on 10-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1930. 1930 had 420 records. 01,0002,0003,0001802: 21840: 11844: 11846: 11849: 11850: 11851: 11857: 11859: 11864: 11866: 21869: 21872: 21873: 11875: 11876: 21877: 21879: 11880: 71881: 11884: 11886: 21887: 31890: 31891: 31892: 11893: 31894: 31895: 51896: 31897: 11898: 61899: 31900: 91901: 41902: 131903: 61904: 131905: 221906: 301907: 111908: 261909: 131910: 81911: 231912: 371913: 851914: 121915: 431916: 291917: 1451918: 271919: 481920: 2731921: 541922: 1931923: 1691924: 941925: 2581926: 2681927: 3081928: 661929: 2001930: 4201931: 3511932: 3341933: 2561934: 5351935: 3431936: 2231937: 5881938: 6861939: 7761940: 4061941: 3041942: 2991943: 3691944: 3131945: 5491946: 4271947: 4271948: 2151949: 6241950: 3141951: 5461952: 4091953: 2441954: 5381955: 4601956: 5811957: 6731958: 3161959: 8851960: 3781961: 2281962: 3461963: 1,3971964: 4691965: 3871966: 5151967: 2731968: 2061969: 1,1151970: 5941971: 7941972: 4641973: 5581974: 5371975: 2,0181976: 7301977: 4691978: 5941979: 6831980: 8261981: 1,9201982: 8381983: 6621984: 1,0001985: 9021986: 5061987: 6741988: 5121989: 1,1821990: 5941991: 1,3801992: 1,1691993: 6021994: 5941995: 1,1191996: 1,0271997: 1,4001998: 1,2381999: 1,3742000: 1,5142001: 1,7692002: 2,0942003: 1,9342004: 1,3002005: 9732006: 1,7092007: 1,6312008: 8082009: 8702010: 1,0372011: 6582012: 1,0272013: 4972014: 8832015: 5282016: 6222017: 8582018: 4422019: 7612020: 1,9932021: 5882022: 1,4122023: 6822024: 7832025: 2861802187718991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1930. 1930 had 420 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 10-24 in each year
YearRecords
18022
18401
18441
18461
18491
18501
18511
18571
18591
18641
18662
18692
18722
18731
18751
18762
18772
18791
18807
18811
18841
18862
18873
18903
18913
18921
18933
18943
18955
18963
18971
18986
18993
19009
19014
190213
19036
190413
190522
190630
190711
190826
190913
19108
191123
191237
191385
191412
191543
191629
1917145
191827
191948
1920273
192154
1922193
1923169
192494
1925258
1926268
1927308
192866
1929200
1930420
1931351
1932334
1933256
1934535
1935343
1936223
1937588
1938686
1939776
1940406
1941304
1942299
1943369
1944313
1945549
1946427
1947427
1948215
1949624
1950314
1951546
1952409
1953244
1954538
1955460
1956581
1957673
1958316
1959885
1960378
1961228
1962346
19631,397
1964469
1965387
1966515
1967273
1968206
19691,115
1970594
1971794
1972464
1973558
1974537
19752,018
1976730
1977469
1978594
1979683
1980826
19811,920
1982838
1983662
19841,000
1985902
1986506
1987674
1988512
19891,182
1990594
19911,380
19921,169
1993602
1994594
19951,119
19961,027
19971,400
19981,238
19991,374
20001,514
20011,769
20022,094
20031,934
20041,300
2005973
20061,709
20071,631
2008808
2009870
20101,037
2011658
20121,027
2013497
2014883
2015528
2016622
2017858
2018442
2019761
20201,993
2021588
20221,412
2023682
2024783
2025286

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).