Weather Records on 24 October 1943

369 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1943. Highest significance: Englesberg Village, AU.

Key Facts for 24 October 1943

On 24 October 1943, 369 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 358 daily.
Englesberg Village set a daily record precipitation of 70.6 mm (2.8 in) on 24 October 1943.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

369 stations

369 station records on 24 October 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Supa	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Wandobah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Pine Cliff)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Interst Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White Salmon 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Phulbani	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Narasimharajapura	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dutton Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malkangiri	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cowan Cowan Signal STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenmount Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

369 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 October 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 October 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 358.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

336 broken records

Margins by which the 336 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 147.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1943

Top 20 records on 24 October 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1943	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1943	Forest Grove, US	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1943	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1943	Kilcoy Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1943	Cundletown Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1943	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1943	Tarome, AU	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1943	Supa, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1943	Leyburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1943	Curlewis (Wandobah), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1943	Shiggaon, IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1943	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1943	Mt Brisbane, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1943	Curlewis (Pine Cliff), AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1943	Putbus, DE	daily high min	9.8 C (49.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1943	Newport, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1943	Hangal, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1943	Bauple, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1943	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1943	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	33 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1943. 1943 had 369 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	300
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1