Weather Records on 24 October 1958

316 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1958. Highest significance: Kealia 1112, US.

Key Facts for 24 October 1958

On 24 October 1958, 316 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 311 daily.
Kealia 1112 set a daily record precipitation of 102.9 mm (4.1 in) on 24 October 1958.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

316 stations

316 station records on 24 October 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kawailoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aakukui 1007	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sharpes Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waiawa 943	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiwal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bellrock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geeveston Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pablillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mallow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edith Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sonepur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collinsville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snug Primary School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
West Takone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

316 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 24 October 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 October 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 311.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

269 broken records

Margins by which the 269 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 94.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1958

Top 20 records on 24 October 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1958	Kealia 1112, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1958	Hamilton (Uralla), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1958	Hilo 86A, US	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1958	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1958	Selbu-Stubbe, NO	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1958	Kawailoa, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1958	Lihue 1020, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1958	Aakukui 1007, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1958	Halaula 1110, US	daily rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1958	Kahuku 912, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1958	Southport, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1958	Gaddede, SE	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1958	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1958	Kukuiula 935, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1958	Rokeby (the Mall), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1958	Trawalla, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1958	Lenah Valley (Augusta Road), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1958	Bulken, NO	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1958	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1958	Aiea Fld 764A, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	41 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1958. 1958 had 316 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	240
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3