Weather Records on 24 October 1986

506 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1986. Highest significance: Elandsfontein, ZA.

Key Facts for 24 October 1986

On 24 October 1986, 506 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 492 daily.
Elandsfontein set a daily record precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 24 October 1986.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

506 stations

506 station records on 24 October 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mac Mac Bos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Varazdin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dandongadale (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Erldunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carbon Hill 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tete	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hosston	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Burrero	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sterlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whiting Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Loei	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mamakuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ixhuatlan del Cafe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mata de Limones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Des Arc	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hope Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jewett	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cihuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

506 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 289, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 24 October 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	289
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 24 October 1986 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 492.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

429 broken records

Margins by which the 429 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1986

Top 20 records on 24 October 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1986	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1986	Zomerkomst (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1986	Minden, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1986	Camden 1, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1986	Mac Mac Bos, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1986	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1986	Ruston la Tech, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1986	Varazdin, HR	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1986	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1986	Dandongadale (Mountain View), AU	all-time rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1986	Homer 1N, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1986	Copperhill, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1986	Crossett 2 SSE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1986	Erldunda, AU	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1986	Kingston, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1986	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1986	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1986	Carbon Hill 4SE, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1986	Tete, MZ	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1986	Hosston, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1986. 1986 had 506 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	311
10 to 20	47
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	22
40 to 50	10
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	7
70 to 80	4