Weather Records on 24 October 1965

387 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1965. Highest significance: Shorlakode, IN.

Key Facts for 24 October 1965

On 24 October 1965, 387 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
209 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 376 daily.
Shorlakode set an all-time record daily precipitation of 230.8 mm (9.1 in) on 24 October 1965.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

387 stations

387 station records on 24 October 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	230.8 mm (9.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sampaje	India	Record daily precipitation	184.1 mm (7.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	129.9 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Thuckalay	India	Record daily precipitation	119.8 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hunsur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colachel Salt Fa	India	Record daily precipitation	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	203.4 mm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cegcuana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meycode Adandai	India	Record daily precipitation	148.5 mm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arkalgud	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
U C L A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scotia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.6 C (-30.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Torrance AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarhole	India	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kulasekaram	India	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Villahermosa (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bonita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

387 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 156, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 72, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 24 October 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	156
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	72
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 24 October 1965 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 376.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

298 broken records

Margins by which the 298 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 83.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1965

Top 20 records on 24 October 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1965	Shorlakode, IN	all-time rain	230.8 mm (9.1 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1965	Eraniel, IN	daily rain	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1965	Sampaje, IN	monthly rain	184.1 mm (7.2 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1965	Tiptur, IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1965	Seetapal, IN	daily rain	129.9 mm (5.1 in)	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1965	Thuckalay, IN	daily rain	119.8 mm (4.7 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1965	Belaringar Station, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1965	Hunsur, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1965	Colachel Salt Fa, IN	daily rain	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1965	Puthendam, IN	all-time rain	203.4 mm (8.0 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1965	Thadikarekonam, IN	monthly rain	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1965	Cegcuana (Bos), ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1965	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1965	Meycode Adandai, IN	daily rain	148.5 mm (5.8 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1965	Kollegal, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1965	Arkalgud, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1965	U C L A, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1965	Aramboly, IN	daily rain	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1965	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1965	Alcozauca (Smn), MX	monthly low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	4 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1965. 1965 had 387 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	275
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1