Weather Records on 24 October 1962

346 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1962. Highest significance: Srikakulam, IN.

Key Facts for 24 October 1962

On 24 October 1962, 346 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 156 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 333 daily.
Srikakulam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 262.0 mm (10.3 in) on 24 October 1962.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

346 stations

346 station records on 24 October 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	262.0 mm (10.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	181.2 mm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Talavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Porumamilla	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rayachoti	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Braco (Efic)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby Rock Chapel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalingapatam	India	Record daily precipitation	174.6 mm (6.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grimsby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Isla Perez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddapah	India	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canistota 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sodam	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raichur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kamalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

346 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 70, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 24 October 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	70
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 24 October 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 333.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

274 broken records

Margins by which the 274 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1962

Top 20 records on 24 October 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1962	Srikakulam, IN	monthly rain	262.0 mm (10.3 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1962	Krishnapatnam, IN	daily rain	181.2 mm (7.1 in)	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1962	Bloomingdale, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1962	Talavadi, IN	daily rain	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1962	Porumamilla, IN	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1962	Atlantic 1 NE, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1962	Harrison 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1962	Le Mars, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1962	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1962	Rayachoti, IN	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1962	Coloso, PR	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1962	Rio Do Braco (Efic), BR	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1962	Yellamanchili, IN	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1962	Sac City, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1962	Grimsby Rock Chapel, CA	monthly snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1962	Chidavaram, IN	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1962	Coldwater St School, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1962	Kalingapatam, IN	monthly rain	174.6 mm (6.9 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1962	Audubon, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1962	Tashkent, UZ	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	48 years	34 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1962. 1962 had 346 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	216
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	2