Weather Records on 24 October 1955

460 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1955. Highest significance: Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig, AU.

Key Facts for 24 October 1955

On 24 October 1955, 460 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 433 daily.
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig set a monthly record daily precipitation of 97.8 mm (3.9 in) on 24 October 1955.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

460 stations

460 station records on 24 October 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mandal	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Warrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedoo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Mihi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Kahana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Windy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke (Yanda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Combogolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forked Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bralorne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bansda	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbadah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Limbri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

460 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 296, Heaviest daily snowfall 17.

Records on 24 October 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 October 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 433.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

394 broken records

Margins by which the 394 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1955

Top 20 records on 24 October 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1955	Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig, AU	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1955	Milparinka Hotel, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1955	Kendall Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1955	Merriwa (Gummun Place), AU	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1955	Mandal, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1955	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1955	Walgett (Euroka), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1955	Cassilis Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1955	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1955	Caiwarro, AU	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1955	Blackville (Krui Vale), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1955	Kickerbell, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1955	Willow Tree (Warrah), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1955	Millers Creek, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1955	Dunedoo Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1955	Currawinya, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1955	Somerton (Bective Estate), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1955	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1955	Fernie, CA	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1955	Boolcarrol, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	46 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1955. 1955 had 460 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 20	303
20 to 40	74
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2