Weather Records on 24 February 1949

420 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1949. Highest significance: Honey Grove, US.

Key Facts for 24 February 1949

On 24 February 1949, 420 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 410 daily.
Honey Grove set a daily record precipitation of 75.4 mm (3.0 in) on 24 February 1949.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 562 records.

Record Map

420 stations

420 station records on 24 February 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pomonal Windy Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flint	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wollstonecraft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

420 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 254, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 24 February 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 24 February 1949 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 410.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

359 broken records

Margins by which the 359 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1949

Top 20 records on 24 February 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1949	Honey Grove, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1949	Haileybury, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1949	McKinney Muni AP, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1949	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1949	Sherman, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1949	Kaufman 3 SE, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1949	Pomonal Windy Ridge, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1949	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1949	Henderson, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1949	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1949	Bushy Vales, Margate, ZA	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1949	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1949	Chatswood Water Supply, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1949	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1949	Marshall, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1949	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1949	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1949	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1949	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1949	Durant, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 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

1794 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 420 records.

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

Records on 02-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1813	1
1814	4
1836	1
1846	2
1858	2
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	4
1881	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	7
1889	6
1891	3
1892	2
1894	2
1896	1
1897	4
1898	10
1899	4
1900	14
1901	4
1902	7
1903	5
1904	5
1905	13
1906	33
1907	16
1908	14
1909	73
1910	25
1911	16
1912	58
1913	6
1914	26
1915	46
1916	24
1917	52
1918	50
1919	39
1920	15
1921	82
1922	54
1923	63
1924	73
1925	110
1926	166
1927	402
1928	139
1929	141
1930	1,185
1931	164
1932	226
1933	331
1934	887
1935	251
1936	514
1937	148
1938	202
1939	385
1940	279
1941	490
1942	287
1943	375
1944	463
1945	212
1946	440
1947	779
1948	299
1949	420
1950	712
1951	423
1952	535
1953	423
1954	720
1955	1,120
1956	627
1957	649
1958	866
1959	217
1960	1,145
1961	520
1962	1,412
1963	593
1964	447
1965	993
1966	637
1967	1,134
1968	734
1969	874
1970	354
1971	377
1972	753
1973	235
1974	365
1975	1,570
1976	999
1977	1,307
1978	1,061
1979	1,473
1980	466
1981	1,177
1982	898
1983	533
1984	652
1985	1,412
1986	1,309
1987	952
1988	373
1989	1,776
1990	1,969
1991	641
1992	922
1993	1,730
1994	1,070
1995	1,081
1996	1,209
1997	1,537
1998	1,459
1999	752
2000	2,155
2001	1,407
2002	883
2003	1,735
2004	980
2005	742
2006	487
2007	1,095
2008	1,060
2009	852
2010	1,527
2011	1,291
2012	838
2013	705
2014	623
2015	1,963
2016	818
2017	1,612
2018	1,356
2019	1,302
2020	697
2021	860
2022	1,808
2023	1,793
2024	417
2025	966
2026	1,107

Download the Data

Data for records on 1949-02-24: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	338
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2