Weather Records on 24 October 1953

244 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1953. Highest significance: Wallajah, IN.

Key Facts for 24 October 1953

On 24 October 1953, 244 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 243 daily.
Wallajah set a daily record precipitation of 134.6 mm (5.3 in) on 24 October 1953.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

244 stations

244 station records on 24 October 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bilgi	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cockatoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belgaum	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hermidale (Gilgai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jagdalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ricardo	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pattikonda	India	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jath	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warner Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ilkal	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mulakumood	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppattur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dewan	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malad	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emba	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coringa(Corinza)	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamkhandi	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murdo	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra (Olive Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Preston Sugar Factory	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

244 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 October 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 October 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 243.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

181 broken records

Margins by which the 181 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1953

Top 20 records on 24 October 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1953	Wallajah, IN	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1953	Bilgi, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1953	Tacambaro, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1953	Tiruvannamalai, IN	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1953	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1953	Angellala Downs Homestead, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1953	Polur, IN	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1953	Cockatoo Station, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1953	Belgaum, IN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1953	Hermidale (Gilgai), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1953	Meeker, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	58 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1953	Vishakhapatnam, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1953	Mercedes 6 SSE, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1953	La Grange, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1953	Peermade Residen, IN	daily rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	2 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1953	Jagdalpur, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1953	Vestervig, DK	daily high min	10.1 C (50.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	62 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1953	Encinal, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1953	Ricardo, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1953	Pattikonda, IN	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	25 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1953. 1953 had 244 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	157
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1