Weather Records on 24 October 1981

1,920 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1981. Highest significance: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU.

Key Facts for 24 October 1981

On 24 October 1981, 1,920 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 1,396 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 101 monthly and 1,819 daily.
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij set a daily record precipitation of 67.1 mm (2.6 in) on 24 October 1981.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,920 stations

1,920 station records on 24 October 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sibley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kolomyia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Archer	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grootkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ivano-Frankivsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McCook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ameca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atotonilco El Alto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brohovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fushiki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,920 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 740, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 656, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 154, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 24 October 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	740
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	656
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	154
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 24 October 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 101, daily 1,819.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,565 broken records

Margins by which the 1,565 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1981

Top 20 records on 24 October 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1981	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	81 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1981	Sibley, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	75 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1981	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	83 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1981	Lyons, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1981	Kolomyia, UA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1981	Ocala, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1981	Archer, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1981	Grootkuil, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1981	Ludlow, ZA	monthly rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1981	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1981	Harlingen, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1981	Rockwell City, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1981	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1981	Milan 1NW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1981	Ivano-Frankivsk, UA	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1981	New London, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1981	St Peter, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1981	Emblem, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1981	McCook, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	11.6 C (20.9 F)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1981	Ameca, MX	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	41 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1981. 1981 had 1,920 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	1,429
20 to 40	85
40 to 60	34
60 to 80	12
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	4