Weather Records on 21 October 2024

1,138 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 October 2024. Highest significance: Nenana Muni AP, US.

Key Facts for 21 October 2024

On 21 October 2024, 1,138 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
971 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 1,126 daily.
Nenana Muni AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 57.4 mm (2.3 in) on 21 October 2024.
Across 167 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 416 records.

Record Map

1,138 stations

1,138 station records on 21 October 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 October 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Meeker	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Masrik	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
College Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Temosachi (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	275.3 mm (10.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
College Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Durban Intl	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hacienda Ylang Ylang Veracruz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Munson Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maraza	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Loveland Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rennes-St Jacques	France	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt. Ryan	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorn (Scotch College)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Navajo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Little Chena Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad Flygflottilj	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Erfurt-Bindersleben	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Paul Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Torungen Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Landsort	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rize	Turkey	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,138 records

Records set or tied on 21 October 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 423, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 548, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 117, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 21 October 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	423
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	548
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 21 October 2024 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 1,126.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

993 broken records

Margins by which the 993 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 157.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 October 2024

Top 20 records on 21 October 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 October 2024	Nenana Muni AP, US	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	103 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
21 October 2024	Meeker, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	102 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 October 2024	Masrik, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 October 2024	College Obsy, US	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 October 2024	University Exp STN, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	89 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 October 2024	Temosachi (Obs), MX	all-time rain	275.3 mm (10.8 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	0 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 October 2024	College Obsy, US	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 October 2024	Fairbanks Intl AP, US	monthly rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 October 2024	Durban Intl, ZA	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2024	Hacienda Ylang Ylang Veracruz, MX	daily rain	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	157.3 mm (6.2 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2024	Munson Ridge, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2024	Maraza, AZ	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2024	Quemado, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2024	Loveland Basin, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2024	Angermunde, DE	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2024	Karwar, IN	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2024	Teriberka, RU	daily high min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	123 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2024	Olands Norra Udde, SE	daily high max	17.6 C (63.7 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2024	Great Falls 16St, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	121 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 October 2024	Gustavus, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	73 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

1795 to 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2024. 2024 had 1,138 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-21 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1802	2
1805	1
1808	1
1810	1
1834	1
1835	1
1840	1
1845	1
1847	1
1850	1
1851	2
1854	1
1859	1
1863	1
1864	1
1866	3
1867	1
1868	3
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	4
1877	2
1878	1
1880	3
1881	1
1883	1
1886	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	3
1891	6
1892	6
1893	1
1894	1
1895	2
1896	5
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	9
1902	2
1903	3
1904	30
1905	15
1906	11
1907	35
1908	35
1909	19
1910	21
1911	10
1912	18
1913	59
1914	35
1915	43
1916	70
1917	208
1918	18
1919	102
1920	149
1921	58
1922	78
1923	81
1924	389
1925	150
1926	77
1927	187
1928	78
1929	200
1930	492
1931	217
1932	165
1933	733
1934	407
1935	707
1936	407
1937	132
1938	121
1939	491
1940	537
1941	644
1942	258
1943	421
1944	367
1945	538
1946	297
1947	977
1948	266
1949	1,015
1950	438
1951	382
1952	848
1953	1,579
1954	279
1955	481
1956	276
1957	511
1958	322
1959	410
1960	408
1961	553
1962	359
1963	725
1964	457
1965	465
1966	425
1967	472
1968	174
1969	881
1970	548
1971	498
1972	813
1973	464
1974	866
1975	509
1976	1,467
1977	451
1978	616
1979	1,958
1980	378
1981	667
1982	870
1983	786
1984	1,872
1985	776
1986	814
1987	852
1988	696
1989	1,668
1990	807
1991	877
1992	1,095
1993	845
1994	670
1995	1,120
1996	1,581
1997	915
1998	711
1999	688
2000	771
2001	610
2002	1,241
2003	2,066
2004	1,674
2005	949
2006	1,057
2007	916
2008	610
2009	713
2010	710
2011	662
2012	703
2013	440
2014	716
2015	493
2016	734
2017	750
2018	440
2019	757
2020	1,135
2021	574
2022	629
2023	890
2024	1,138
2025	364

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	962
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2