Weather Records on 24 October 2009

870 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 October 2009. Highest significance: Ellington, US.

Key Facts for 24 October 2009

On 24 October 2009, 870 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
380 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 854 daily.
Ellington set a daily record precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 24 October 2009.
Across 158 earlier years (1802 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

870 stations

870 station records on 24 October 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 October 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Altoona Blair Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Acajete	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Quimixtlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rjazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corrales	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chapulco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snowshoe	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Transou	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millheim	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cerano	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Endho	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Jocoque	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huamuxtitlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huanusco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ourense	Spain	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Natitingou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arcelia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Nicolas Tolentino	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Tejar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pickfoot Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Represa El Aleman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tultepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Theilman 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chaucingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Antunez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Temascales	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jojutla (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huitzilac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bunker 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Golondrinas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Toxaway 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bay 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

870 records

Records set or tied on 24 October 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 226, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 307, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 24 October 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	226
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	307
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 24 October 2009 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 854.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

676 broken records

Margins by which the 676 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 October 2009

Top 20 records on 24 October 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 2009	Ellington, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2009	Altoona Blair Co AP, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2009	Acajete, MX	monthly rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2009	Lebanon Muni AP, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2009	Quimixtlan, MX	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2009	Rjazan, RU	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2009	Glens Falls AP, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2009	Corrales, MX	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2009	Jonacatepec, MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2009	Chapulco, MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2009	Snowshoe, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2009	Kewaunee, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2009	Cuautla (Smn), MX	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2009	Transou, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2009	Stanley Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2009	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	86 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2009	Millheim, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2009	Pittsfield Muni AP, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2009	Neutla, MX	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 October 2009	Temilpa, MX	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	41 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1802 to 2009. 2009 had 870 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	597
20 to 40	57
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2