Weather Records on 24 October 1937

588 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1937. Highest significance: Harmati, IN.

Key Facts for 24 October 1937

On 24 October 1937, 588 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 401 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 546 daily.
Harmati set a daily record precipitation of 99.8 mm (3.9 in) on 24 October 1937.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

588 stations

588 station records on 24 October 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sadiya India	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

588 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 234, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 167, Heaviest daily rainfall 32, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 October 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	234
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	167
Heaviest daily rainfall	32
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 October 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 42, daily 546.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

443 broken records

Margins by which the 443 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1937

Top 20 records on 24 October 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1937	Harmati, IN	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1937	Orono, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1937	Sadiya India, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1937	Hana 354, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1937	Welland, CA	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1937	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1937	Houlton, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1937	Saint John, CA	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1937	Watertown, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1937	Washington 2 ESE, US	monthly low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1937	Salisbury, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1937	Owen Sound, CA	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1937	Bartow 1SE, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	14 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1937	Kissimmee, US	monthly low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1937	Madison, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1937	New Smyrna Beach, US	monthly low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1937	Saint Leo, US	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1937	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily low max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1937	Greenville Dwtn AP, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1937	Titusville, US	monthly low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	33 years	26 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1937. 1937 had 588 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 10	419
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1