Weather Records on 24 October 1983

662 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1983. Highest significance: Ft Stockton, US.

Key Facts for 24 October 1983

On 24 October 1983, 662 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 654 daily.
Ft Stockton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 24 October 1983.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

662 stations

662 station records on 24 October 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Stockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bergzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Claussville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cardoso Moreira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petropolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Araraquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cacapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jaborandi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peebles	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Piller	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Troickoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conshohocken	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yecora (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altair	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Agua Soca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Tezoyo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quantico MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Pirai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pindamonhangaba (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ze da Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morris Plains 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ibitu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Qabala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Sebastiao da Grama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jasso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Long Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Mauricio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morro Agudo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alferes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beltsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palm 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Ituere	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boyds 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

662 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 110, Heaviest daily rainfall 356, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 24 October 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	110
Heaviest daily rainfall	356
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 24 October 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 654.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

576 broken records

Margins by which the 576 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 55.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1983

Top 20 records on 24 October 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1983	Ft Stockton, US	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1983	Bergzicht, ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1983	Cheraw, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1983	Claussville, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1983	Aberdeen Phillips Fld, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1983	Metapa de Dominguez, MX	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1983	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1983	Cardoso Moreira, BR	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1983	Petropolis, BR	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1983	Newton, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1983	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1983	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1983	Flemington 5 NNW, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1983	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1983	Araraquara, BR	daily rain	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1983	Cacapava, BR	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1983	Jaborandi, BR	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1983	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1983	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1983	Peebles, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	38 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1983. 1983 had 662 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 October 1983
Margin	Records
0 to 10	410
10 to 20	92
20 to 30	44
30 to 40	22
40 to 50	6
50 to 60	2