Weather Records on 24 October 2010

1,037 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 2010. Highest significance: Atkinson 3SW, US.

Key Facts for 24 October 2010

On 24 October 2010, 1,037 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
424 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 70 monthly and 965 daily.
Atkinson 3SW set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 24 October 2010.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

1,037 stations

1,037 station records on 24 October 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Potter Valley Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Franklin Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount Barnett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Canyon Nyack AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maudal	Norway	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rorvikvatn Ved Vadheim	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chemult	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burley Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Graton	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Independence Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Callahan	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Copco #1 Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malheur Refuge HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Summer Lake 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia Lakes Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whiskeytown Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ebbetts Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boise 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bug Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ward Creek #3	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dunsmuir Trtmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,037 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 200, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 224, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 443, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 24 October 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	200
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	224
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	443
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 24 October 2010 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 70, daily 965.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

789 broken records

Margins by which the 789 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 2010

Top 20 records on 24 October 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 2010	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	93 years	78 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2010	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2010	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2010	Potter Valley Powerhouse, US	monthly rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2010	Colgate Powerhouse, US	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2010	Elko Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	121 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2010	De Sabla, US	daily rain	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2010	Franklin Basin, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2010	Mount Barnett, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2010	Kentfield, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	108 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2010	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	110 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2010	O'Neill, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2010	Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S, US	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2010	Moran 5WNW, US	monthly rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	86 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2010	Blue Canyon Nyack AP, US	daily rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2010	Maudal, NO	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2010	Santa Rosa, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2010	W Pt, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2010	Fossil, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2010	Rorvikvatn Ved Vadheim, NO	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	29 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2010. 2010 had 1,037 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	752
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1