Weather Records on 24 October 1941

304 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1941. Highest significance: Haiku 490, US.

Key Facts for 24 October 1941

On 24 October 1941, 304 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 296 daily.
Haiku 490 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 112.0 mm (4.4 in) on 24 October 1941.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

304 stations

304 station records on 24 October 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Haiku 490	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sugahara Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maunawili Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Honomanu 450	United States	Record daily precipitation	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Awini 182.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tammin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coolgardie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carnarvon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Higginsville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Widgiemooltha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

304 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 24 October 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 24 October 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 296.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

233 broken records

Margins by which the 233 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 144.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1941

Top 20 records on 24 October 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1941	Haiku 490, US	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1941	Paauhau 217, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1941	Hana 354, US	monthly rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1941	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1941	Honokane 181.1, US	daily rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1941	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	132.9 mm (5.2 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1941	Kohala 179.1, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1941	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1941	Norseman, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1941	Haina 214, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1941	Sugahara Camp, US	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1941	Maunawili Rch, US	daily rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1941	Kukuihaele Mill 206, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1941	Luakaha Lower 782, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1941	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1941	Youngs Siding, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1941	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1941	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1941	Honomanu 450, US	monthly rain	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1941	Waiopai Rch 256, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	32 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1941. 1941 had 304 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	203
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1