Weather Records on 24 October 2001

1,769 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 2001. Highest significance: Cooperstown, US.

Key Facts for 24 October 2001

On 24 October 2001, 1,769 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,133 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,732 daily.
Cooperstown set a monthly record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 24 October 2001.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

1,769 stations

1,769 station records on 24 October 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cooperstown	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Constantine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Khon Kaen	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marshallville 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carsland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Butler 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thorhult	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arizona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eurobin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kremlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,769 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 543, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 590, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 426, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 24 October 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	543
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	590
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	426
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 24 October 2001 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 37, daily 1,732.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,355 broken records

Margins by which the 1,355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 2001

Top 20 records on 24 October 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 2001	Cooperstown, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2001	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2001	Harrisburg, US	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2001	Nashville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2001	New Castle 1 N, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2001	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	monthly snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	8.3 cm (3.3 in)	75 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2001	Pleasant Hill, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2001	Grafton, US	monthly snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	85 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2001	Greensburg, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2001	Bellefontaine, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2001	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2001	Berne Wwtp, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2001	Boonville 1S, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2001	Grand Forks Intl AP, US	monthly snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2001	Fort Constantine Station, AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2001	Booligal (Belmont), AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	106 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2001	Fargo Hector Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2001	N Vernon 2 ESE, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2001	Caro Wwtp, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2001	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	53 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2001. 2001 had 1,769 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 25	1,260
25 to 50	57
50 to 75	20
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	7
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	3