Weather Records on 24 October 2005

973 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 2005. Highest significance: Venice, US.

Key Facts for 24 October 2005

On 24 October 2005, 973 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
331 were record highs and 378 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 949 daily.
Venice set a monthly record daily precipitation of 165.6 mm (6.5 in) on 24 October 2005.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

973 stations

973 station records on 24 October 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Venice	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Darwin River Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.2 mm (6.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Punta Gorda 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Washington	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Archbold Bio STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Ecatepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marrawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sanford	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Celina 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
King Island Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

973 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 178, Lowest daily maximum 205, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 173, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 24 October 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	178
Lowest daily maximum	205
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	173
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 24 October 2005 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 949.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

759 broken records

Margins by which the 759 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 2005

Top 20 records on 24 October 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 2005	Venice, US	monthly rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	47 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2005	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2005	Vero Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2005	Darwin River Dam, AU	monthly rain	164.2 mm (6.5 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2005	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	103 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2005	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2005	Punta Gorda 4 ESE, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2005	Uraidla, AU	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2005	Clermont 9 S, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2005	Kailua 446, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2005	Sandusky, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2005	Happy Valley Reservoir, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2005	Mt Washington, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2005	Juncos 1 SE, PR	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2005	Myakka Rvr Sp, US	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2005	Belair (State Flora Nursery), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2005	Cherry Gardens, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2005	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2005	Archbold Bio STN, US	all-time rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2005	Kulani Camp 79, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	45 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2005. 2005 had 973 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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Data for records on 2005-10-24: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 100	755
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1