Weather Records on 24 October 1946

427 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1946. Highest significance: Napoklu, IN.

Key Facts for 24 October 1946

On 24 October 1946, 427 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
215 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 422 daily.
Napoklu set a daily record precipitation of 121.9 mm (4.8 in) on 24 October 1946.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

427 stations

427 station records on 24 October 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Napoklu	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kuturi	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sairang	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Devikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Namarjan	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook Cove	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sankari	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Copper	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

427 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 8.

Records on 24 October 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 October 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 422.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

333 broken records

Margins by which the 333 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1946

Top 20 records on 24 October 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1946	Napoklu, IN	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1946	White River, CA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1946	Northwood, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1946	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1946	Belle Plaine, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1946	Boone, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1946	Pekisko, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1946	Kuturi, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1946	Williamsburg 1E, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1946	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1946	Sairang, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1946	Ironwood, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1946	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	9.2 C (48.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	86 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1946	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1946	Park Falls Dnr HQ, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1946	Cairo 3N, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1946	Goderich, CA	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	75 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1946	Iowa Falls, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1946	Big St Germain Dam, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1946	Prairie du Sac 2 N, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	34 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1946. 1946 had 427 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 25	315
25 to 50	13
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1