Weather Records on 24 October 1978

594 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1978. Highest significance: Van Horn, US.

Key Facts for 24 October 1978

On 24 October 1978, 594 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
198 were record highs and 210 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 579 daily.
Van Horn set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 24 October 1978.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

594 stations

594 station records on 24 October 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Van Horn	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ysleta	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Afton 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Siquirichi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Balbay	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ekari Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Gil (I.de Itaparica)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boqueirao Do Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Springs Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Saba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Una (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ojinaga (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barrett Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Villalba	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

594 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 133, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 11.

Records on 24 October 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	133
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 October 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 579.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

461 broken records

Margins by which the 461 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1978

Top 20 records on 24 October 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1978	Van Horn, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1978	Imperial, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1978	Ysleta, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1978	Carrizozo 1SW, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1978	Afton 6 NE, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1978	Siquirichi (Smn), MX	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1978	Balbay, KG	monthly rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1978	Orogrande, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1978	Lajas Substn, PR	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1978	Fargo Hector Intl AP, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1978	Hatch, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1978	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high min	17.5 C (63.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	83 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1978	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1978	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1978	Warrenton 3 SE, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1978	Sitka AP, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1978	College Park, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1978	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1978	Ft Sumner, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1978	Ashley, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	33 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1978. 1978 had 594 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 10	424
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1