Weather Records on 24 February 1972

753 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1972. Highest significance: Kahului AP, US.

Key Facts for 24 February 1972

On 24 February 1972, 753 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 703 daily.
Kahului AP set a daily record precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 24 February 1972.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 560 records.

Record Map

753 stations

753 station records on 24 February 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kahului AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hobhouse 23	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Keble	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Funnystone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Libode (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maseru	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tsolo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelaceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sweetwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wargundy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alldays	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sheenspost	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Progress	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Korana "Xorana"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ebenhaezer	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pot-the-Red	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hluhluwe Game Reserve	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mapulehu 542	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sunny Hills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hart Mtn Refuge	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsdale	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clohesy River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

753 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 336, Heaviest daily snowfall 99, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 24 February 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	336
Heaviest daily snowfall	99
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 24 February 1972 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 46, daily 703.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

655 broken records

Margins by which the 655 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 711.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1972

Top 20 records on 24 February 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1972	Kahului AP, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1972	Ladybrand (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1972	Kareepoort, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1972	Waterford, ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1972	Hobhouse 23, ZA	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1972	Keble, ZA	monthly rain	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1972	Cengcane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1972	Funnystone, ZA	monthly rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1972	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1972	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1972	Libode (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1972	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1972	Maclear (Mag), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1972	Wonderboom, ZA	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1972	Maseru, LS	monthly rain	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1972	Matatiele, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1972	Fall Rvr Mills, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1972	Tsolo, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1972	Lovelaceville, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1972	Odendaalsrus, ZA	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	52 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1972. 1972 had 753 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

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Data for records on 1972-02-24: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	639
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1