Weather Records on 24 October 1997

1,400 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1997. Highest significance: Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US.

Key Facts for 24 October 1997

On 24 October 1997, 1,400 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
359 were record highs and 372 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 78 monthly and 1,321 daily.
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP set a daily record precipitation of 32.3 mm (1.3 in) on 24 October 1997.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

1,400 stations

1,400 station records on 24 October 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oak Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Center	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sam	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Ecore	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	88.0 cm (34.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oksningoy	Norway	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Phillips	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sandane	Norway	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ruxton Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	93.0 cm (36.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mansfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Raymer	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin Gateway 10SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oksendal	Norway	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Comstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fence Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tomatlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bangdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Neuville	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,400 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 258, Lowest daily maximum 197, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 175, Heaviest daily rainfall 325, Heaviest daily snowfall 189, Deepest snow cover 155.

Records on 24 October 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	258
Lowest daily maximum	197
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	175
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	189
Deepest snow cover	155

Records on 24 October 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 78, daily 1,321.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,162 broken records

Margins by which the 1,162 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 828.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1997

Top 20 records on 24 October 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1997	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1997	Guanacevi (Smn), MX	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1997	Logansport, US	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	54 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1997	Aberdeen Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	83 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1997	Winnsboro 5 SSE, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1997	Natchez, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1997	Oak Ridge, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1997	Center, US	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1997	Sam, KZ	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1997	Kimball 2NE, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1997	Douglas 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1997	Dubois, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1997	Hugoton, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1997	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1997	Densmore 2N, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1997	Grand Ecore, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1997	Fleming, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1997	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1997	Greeley, US	monthly snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1997	Chazy, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	52 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1997. 1997 had 1,400 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 200	1,144
200 to 400	16
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1