Weather Records on 24 October 1980

826 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 1980. Highest significance: Teziutlan, MX.

Key Facts for 24 October 1980

On 24 October 1980, 826 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 303 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 816 daily.
Teziutlan set a daily record precipitation of 195.3 mm (7.7 in) on 24 October 1980.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

826 stations

826 station records on 24 October 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Max	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mayo	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Folkston 9 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Akers_Styckebruk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manlio Fabio Altamiramo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tubbut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cabbage Tree Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Swifts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tongio (Brooklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Las Minas (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Motala	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury (the Braes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Illabo (Clock Museum)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bemm River (Sydenham Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gelantipy East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rinconada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans D P S 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Folkston 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eumungerie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conceicao Do Rio Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zacapoaxtla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Benambra (Evandale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

826 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 218, Heaviest daily rainfall 393, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 24 October 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	218
Heaviest daily rainfall	393
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 24 October 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 816.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

685 broken records

Margins by which the 685 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 1980

Top 20 records on 24 October 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 1980	Teziutlan, MX	daily rain	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	121.1 mm (4.8 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1980	Sion 2, CH	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 October 1980	Max, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1980	Eden (Timbillica), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1980	Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry, ZA	daily rain	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1980	Mayo, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1980	Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1980	Cootamundra (Landgrove), AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1980	Atzalan, MX	daily rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1980	Folkston 9 SW, US	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1980	Dargo, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1980	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1980	Akers_Styckebruk, SE	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1980	Butchers Ridge, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1980	Manlio Fabio Altamiramo, MX	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1980	Tubbut, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1980	Delegate Station, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1980	Cabbage Tree Creek, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1980	Wollar (Barrigan St), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 1980	Innsbruck, AT	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	71 years	40 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 1980. 1980 had 826 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	657
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1