Weather Records on 24 October 1952

409 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1952. Highest significance: Wyndham Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 24 October 1952

On 24 October 1952, 409 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
229 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 404 daily.
Wyndham Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 24 October 1952.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

409 stations

409 station records on 24 October 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tilba Tilba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Kosciusko (Hotel Koscius	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Elgin (Glenbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sebeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Terry Hie Hie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brainerd	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stettler	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

409 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 187, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 24 October 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	187
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 October 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 404.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

297 broken records

Margins by which the 297 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 73.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1952

Top 20 records on 24 October 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1952	Wyndham Post Office, AU	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1952	Tilba Tilba, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1952	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1952	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	25.8 C (78.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1952	Hermannsburg, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1952	Yallaroi, AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1952	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1952	Jamberoo (Lorna), AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1952	Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1952	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1952	Mount Kosciusko (Hotel Koscius, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1952	Glen Elgin (Glenbrook), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1952	Hillsdown, CA	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1952	Braidwood (Krawarree), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1952	Portal, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1952	Creston, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	49 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1952	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily high min	9.8 C (49.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	53 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1952	Sebeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1952	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	54 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1952	Kisinev, MD	daily high min	11.9 C (53.4 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	47 years	24 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1952. 1952 had 409 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	272
10 to 20	18
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1