Weather Records on 24 October 1977

469 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1977. Highest significance: Toowoomba, AU.

Key Facts for 24 October 1977

On 24 October 1977, 469 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 460 daily.
Toowoomba set a daily record precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 24 October 1977.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

469 stations

469 station records on 24 October 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Calvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rumbulara Vineyards	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsrus (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tantima	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Termez	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fernlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cuncas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mapumulo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khudjand	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodenbong (Unumgar St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Flat Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pavillion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

469 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 October 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 October 1977 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 460.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

385 broken records

Margins by which the 385 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1977

Top 20 records on 24 October 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1977	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1977	Huatusco de Chicuellar, MX	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1977	Porto Calvo, BR	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1977	Rumbulara Vineyards, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1977	Chariton 1 E, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1977	Lansdowne Station, AU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1977	Indianola 1SW, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1977	Bowenville, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1977	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1977	Steynsrus (Mun), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1977	Tashkent, UZ	daily low max	3.8 C (38.8 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1977	Ganca, AZ	daily low min	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1977	Osceola, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1977	Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1977	Jonkoping, SE	daily high min	9.3 C (48.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1977	New Orleans Wtp, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1977	Gyshgy, TM	daily low max	3.2 C (37.8 F)	9.6 C (17.3 F)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1977	Muckadilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	84 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1977	Tantima, MX	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1977	Grant City, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	68 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1977. 1977 had 469 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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Data for records on 1977-10-24: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 10	339
10 to 20	24
20 to 30	13
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1