Weather Records on 24 February 2024

417 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 2024. Highest significance: Bingil Bay, AU.

Key Facts for 24 February 2024

On 24 February 2024, 417 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
284 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 395 daily.
Bingil Bay set a daily record precipitation of 302.8 mm (11.9 in) on 24 February 2024.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 562 records.

Record Map

417 stations

417 station records on 24 February 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	302.8 mm (11.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	488.0 mm (19.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Robin Hood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kredarica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Froyset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lord Howe Island Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddalore	India	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malmstrom AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lavik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Range	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shelby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cozzo Spadaro	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durban Intl	South Africa	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caransebes	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carramar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bobruisk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lidkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uzhhorod	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lansdown Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Research Centre	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Otog Qi	China	Record low minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Qinzhou	China	Record low maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brindisi	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Ted Stevens Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sibiti	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mohyliv-Podilskyi	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Injune Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zhitckovichi	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mozyr	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norman Manley Intl	Jamaica	Record low minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ocna Sugatag	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mactan Cebu Intl	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bangkok Metropolis	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ca Mau	Vietnam	Record high minimum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnicu Valcea	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bistrita	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lop Buri	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

417 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 204, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 94, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 February 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	204
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	94
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 February 2024 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 395.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

356 broken records

Margins by which the 356 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 322.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 2024

Top 20 records on 24 February 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 2024	Bingil Bay, AU	daily rain	302.8 mm (11.9 in)	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2024	Tully Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	488.0 mm (19.2 in)	322.0 mm (12.7 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2024	Robin Hood Station, AU	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2024	Trafalgar Station, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2024	Calarasi, RO	daily high max	22.5 C (72.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	120 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2024	Kredarica, SI	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2024	Froyset, NO	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2024	Baia Mare, RO	daily high min	9.2 C (48.6 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2024	Colville, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	117 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2024	Sihccajavri, NO	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2024	Majors Creek, AU	daily rain	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2024	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2024	Lord Howe Island Aero, AU	daily high max	28.6 C (83.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2024	Dalwallinu Comparison, AU	daily low max	20.5 C (68.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2024	Cuddalore, IN	daily high min	26.6 C (79.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2024	Virginia City, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	69 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2024	Malmstrom AFB, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	73 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2024	Lavik, NO	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2024	Saint Anthony, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2024	Grass Range, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	69 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2024. 2024 had 417 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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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	352
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1