Weather Records on 24 October 1931

351 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1931. Highest significance: Pundi, IN.

Key Facts for 24 October 1931

On 24 October 1931, 351 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 351 daily.
Pundi set a daily record precipitation of 126.2 mm (5.0 in) on 24 October 1931.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

351 stations

351 station records on 24 October 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Howrah	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talcher	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoburg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Padwa	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Uluberia	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Abitibi Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sekoni	India	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

351 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 168, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 94, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 24 October 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	168
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	94
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 24 October 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 351.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

267 broken records

Margins by which the 267 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1931

Top 20 records on 24 October 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1931	Pundi, IN	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1931	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low min	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	71 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1931	Grayling, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1931	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily low max	24.2 C (75.6 F)	7.5 C (13.5 F)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1931	Perinthalamanna, IN	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1931	Howrah, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1931	Berlin (Sar), ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1931	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1931	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily low max	23.2 C (73.8 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	5 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1931	Galway, IE	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	50 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1931	Budge Budge, IN	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1931	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1931	Calcutta/Alipore, IN	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1931	New Braunfels, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1931	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1931	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1931	Port Arthur, CA	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1931	Sellheim, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1931	Velikie Luki, RU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1931	Antigo, US	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	16 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1931. 1931 had 351 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 20	243
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	3