Weather Records on 24 October 2018

442 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 2018. Highest significance: Jemez Springs, US.

Key Facts for 24 October 2018

On 24 October 2018, 442 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
217 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 428 daily.
Jemez Springs set an all-time record daily precipitation of 86.4 mm (3.4 in) on 24 October 2018.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

442 stations

442 station records on 24 October 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
White Sands Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Picacho	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad Caverns	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canjilon R/S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tomakomai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uglegorsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tumacacori Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arivaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Campo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hosea Kutako Intl A	Namibia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Columbine	South Africa	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Graton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton 4S Mesonet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kahului AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuapse	Russia	Record daily precipitation	167.2 mm (6.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Freer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ocate 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nevelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Galveston Scholes Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Serov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crane	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burgwald-Bottendorf	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muroran	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Armavir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Elizabeth Intl	South Africa	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mjolkbacken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

442 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 24 October 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 24 October 2018 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 428.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

355 broken records

Margins by which the 355 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 99.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 2018

Top 20 records on 24 October 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 2018	Jemez Springs, US	all-time rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	107 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2018	Jornada Exp Range, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2018	White Sands Natl Mon, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2018	Abbott 1 SE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2018	Beaver City, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	101 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2018	Pedernal 9 E, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2018	Picacho, US	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2018	Carlsbad Caverns, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2018	Gran Quivira Natl Mon, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2018	Fossil, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2018	Dulce, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	111 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2018	Carlsbad, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2018	Presque Isle, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2018	Canjilon R/S, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2018	Lugano, CH	monthly high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2018	Elk, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2018	Cape Agulhas, ZA	monthly high min	21.8 C (71.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2018	Tomakomai, JP	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2018	Hermit 8 SE, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2018	Berlin, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	79 years	39 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2018. 2018 had 442 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	330
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1