Weather Records on 24 October 1954

538 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1954. Highest significance: Gopalpur, IN.

Key Facts for 24 October 1954

On 24 October 1954, 538 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
184 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 530 daily.
Gopalpur set an all-time record daily precipitation of 510.8 mm (20.1 in) on 24 October 1954.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

538 stations

538 station records on 24 October 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	510.8 mm (20.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Palakonda	India	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
G. Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kanas	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parlakimedi	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Surada	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Khurda	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hindol	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kakatpur	India	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narsipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gumma	India	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Simlapal	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balliguda	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhorn Ashley Rngr St	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bagalkot	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dhenkanal	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ituacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

538 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 24 October 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 24 October 1954 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 530.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

445 broken records

Margins by which the 445 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1954

Top 20 records on 24 October 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1954	Gopalpur, IN	all-time rain	510.8 mm (20.1 in)	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	30 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1954	Palakonda, IN	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1954	G. Udayagiri, IN	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1954	Aska, IN	daily rain	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1954	Kanas, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1954	Parlakimedi, IN	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1954	Curramulka, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1954	Minlaton, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1954	Malung, SE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1954	Hiawatha, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1954	Ramnagar, IN	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1954	Surada, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1954	Khurda, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1954	Hindol, IN	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1954	Lissadell, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1954	Kakatpur, IN	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1954	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1954	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1954	Big Timber, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1954	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1954. 1954 had 538 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	414
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1