Weather Records on 24 October 1988

512 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1988. Highest significance: Kantunilkin, MX.

Key Facts for 24 October 1988

On 24 October 1988, 512 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 505 daily.
Kantunilkin set a monthly record daily precipitation of 206.0 mm (8.1 in) on 24 October 1988.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

512 stations

512 station records on 24 October 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kantunilkin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El Rodeo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lapa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Attu	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
North Pelican	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aracatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pismo Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ica	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hanksville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Panorama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Finca Cuxtepeques	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Upton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brule Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Window Rock 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saxon 1WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
River Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bawnduggie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ouse (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Osterley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Margaret Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Funchal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tapachula (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wabash	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Range	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Sao Joao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Los Capulines	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Naolinco de Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

512 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 24 October 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 24 October 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 505.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

395 broken records

Margins by which the 395 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 1988

Top 20 records on 24 October 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1988	Kantunilkin, MX	monthly rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1988	El Rodeo, MX	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1988	Nachiki, RU	daily rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1988	Lyons Falls, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1988	Butlers Gorge, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1988	Lapa, BR	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1988	Mangochi, MW	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1988	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1988	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1988	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1988	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1988	Lake Margaret Dam, AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1988	Ostrov Sosnovez, RU	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1988	Nevada City, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1988	Sunnybank Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1988	Attu, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1988	North Pelican, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1988	Aracatuba, BR	daily rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1988	Manati 2 E, PR	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 October 1988	Pismo Beach, US	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	39 years	31 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1988. 1988 had 512 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 20	353
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2