Weather Records on 24 October 1991

1,380 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1991. Highest significance: Charlevoix, US.

Key Facts for 24 October 1991

On 24 October 1991, 1,380 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
796 were record highs and 180 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,341 daily.
Charlevoix set a monthly record daily precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 24 October 1991.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,380 stations

1,380 station records on 24 October 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Maddock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Unja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbatore/Peelamed	India	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Modderrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tower Falls	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tarko-Sale	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carson	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pellston Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,380 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 205, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 591, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 76.

Records on 24 October 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	205
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	591
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	76

Records on 24 October 1991 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 39, daily 1,341.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,078 broken records

Margins by which the 1,078 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1991

Top 20 records on 24 October 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1991	Charlevoix, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	98 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 October 1991	Hartford Wwtp, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1991	Petoskey, US	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1991	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1991	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	74 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1991	Chilton, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1991	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1991	Maddock, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1991	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	monthly snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	0 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1991	Ust-Unja, RU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1991	Devils Lake Kdlr, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1991	Premier Mine-Cullinan, ZA	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1991	Waverley, AU	monthly rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1991	Ocotlan de Morelos, MX	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1991	Pettibone, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1991	Coimbatore/Peelamed, IN	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1991	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1991	Modderrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1991	Kremmling, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1991	Cheboygan, US	monthly rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	90 years	50 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1991. 1991 had 1,380 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 50	1,012
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	3