Weather Records on 24 October 1976

730 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1976. Highest significance: Mt Vernon, US.

Key Facts for 24 October 1976

On 24 October 1976, 730 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 331 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 707 daily.
Mt Vernon set a daily record precipitation of 83.1 mm (3.3 in) on 24 October 1976.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

730 stations

730 station records on 24 October 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jerseyville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	73.0 cm (28.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newton 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bobo-Dioulasso	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Birni N'Konni	Niger	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carmi 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg Disposal Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ouagadougou	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bulverde	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Olive 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

730 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 194, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 280, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 24 October 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	194
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	280
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 24 October 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 707.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

618 broken records

Margins by which the 618 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 480.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1976

Top 20 records on 24 October 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1976	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1976	Grafton, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1976	Elsberry 1 S, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1976	Fairmont, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1976	Alton - Melvin Price L&D, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1976	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1976	Winnebago, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1976	Greenville, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1976	Shawneetown Old Town, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1976	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1976	Jerseyville 2 SW, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1976	Mexico, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1976	Hiasen I Sigdal, NO	daily snow depth	73.0 cm (28.7 in)	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1976	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1976	Mt Carmel 4 NW, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1976	Newton 6 SSE, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1976	Northwood, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1976	Bobo-Dioulasso, BF	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1976	Birni N'Konni, NE	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1976	Estherville 4E, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	80 years	44 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1976. 1976 had 730 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 100	608
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1