Weather Records on 24 October 1940

406 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1940. Highest significance: Kislovodsk, RU.

Key Facts for 24 October 1940

On 24 October 1940, 406 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
236 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 403 daily.
Kislovodsk set a daily record precipitation of 25.6 mm (1.0 in) on 24 October 1940.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

406 stations

406 station records on 24 October 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
China Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pathalipam	India	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yonna	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
West Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haiku 490	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dufur	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colusa Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aspendell	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

406 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 24 October 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 October 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 403.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

331 broken records

Margins by which the 331 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1940

Top 20 records on 24 October 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1940	Kislovodsk, RU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1940	China Flat, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1940	Upper Mattole, US	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1940	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1940	Jefferson, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1940	Pathalipam, IN	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1940	Huntington, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1940	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1940	Eugene, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1940	Chico UNIV Farm, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1940	Saint Helena, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1940	Albany 1 N, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1940	Madhugiri, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1940	Yonna, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1940	Seattle UNIV of Washin, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1940	Beech Creek, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1940	Estacada 2 SE, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1940	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1940	Riddle, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1940	Santa Cruz, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	28 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1940. 1940 had 406 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	277
10 to 20	31
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	2