Weather Records on 24 October 2008

808 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 2008. Highest significance: Glennville 3NW, US.

Key Facts for 24 October 2008

On 24 October 2008, 808 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
260 were record highs and 267 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 783 daily.
Glennville 3NW set a daily record precipitation of 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 24 October 2008.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

808 stations

808 station records on 24 October 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Broomehill East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ekaterino-Nikolskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Erofej Pavlovic	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gnowangerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mianelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waiahole 837	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zavitaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Paulo (Aeroport	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stewart	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shionomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Preobrazhenie	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Magdagaci	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ignasino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wiseman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Metter	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Onahama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zapotitlan Salinas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kozhikode	India	Record low maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Andres Lagunas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Irwinton 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

808 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 177, Heaviest daily rainfall 270, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 24 October 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	177
Heaviest daily rainfall	270
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 24 October 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 783.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

644 broken records

Margins by which the 644 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 2008

Top 20 records on 24 October 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 2008	Glennville 3NW, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	95 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2008	Broomehill East, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2008	Ekaterino-Nikolskoe, RU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2008	Erofej Pavlovic, RU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2008	Gnowangerup, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2008	Ternej, RU	daily rain	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2008	Seal Rocks Camping Reserve, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2008	Fairhope 2 NE, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2008	Mianelup, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2008	Waiahole 837, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2008	Savannah Intl AP, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2008	Kozhikode, IN	daily rain	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2008	Zavitaja, RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2008	Dover, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2008	Salem, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2008	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2008	Sao Paulo (Aeroport, BR	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2008	Charleston Intl AP, US	monthly rain	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2008	Ft Stewart, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2008	Dzalinda, RU	monthly rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	39 years	44 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2008. 2008 had 808 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	593
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1