Weather Records on 24 October 1968

206 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1968. Highest significance: Acude Sao Vicente, BR.

Key Facts for 24 October 1968

On 24 October 1968, 206 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 201 daily.
Acude Sao Vicente set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.6 mm (1.3 in) on 24 October 1968.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

206 stations

206 station records on 24 October 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Acude Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Snydersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Dos Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.3 C (-8.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Avanhandava (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Forglen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Piracicaba (Cpef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jataizinho Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fernao Dias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vila Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sequim	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arrojado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raznavolok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ciili	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Golden Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arzamas	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wistaria	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Antenor Navarro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Liffey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Langvattnet	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Piracicaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Suolovuopmi	Norway	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paveletz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Funnystone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

206 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 October 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 October 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 201.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

166 broken records

Margins by which the 166 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1968

Top 20 records on 24 October 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1968	Acude Sao Vicente, BR	monthly rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1968	Snydersfontein, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1968	Patos, BR	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1968	Sheffield, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1968	Port Townsend, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1968	Everglades, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1968	Pitea, SE	daily low max	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	73 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1968	Karesuando, SE	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1968	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1968	Rio Dos Patos, BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1968	Sihccajavri, NO	daily low min	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1968	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily low min	-22.3 C (-8.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1968	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	68 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1968	Usina Avanhandava (Cpfl), BR	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1968	Armidale (Forglen), AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1968	Estancia, BR	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1968	Karasjok, NO	daily low min	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	65 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1968	Holmogadd A, SE	monthly low min	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1968	Umea, SE	daily low max	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	42 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1968	Piracicaba (Cpef), BR	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	24 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1968. 1968 had 206 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	153
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1