Weather Records on 24 February 1918

50 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1918. Highest significance: Chaplin, CA.

Key Facts for 24 February 1918

On 24 February 1918, 50 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 46 daily.
Chaplin set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 24 February 1918.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 565 records.

Record Map

50 stations

50 station records on 24 February 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hano_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	0 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	0 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

50 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 17, Heaviest daily snowfall 9.

Records on 24 February 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	17
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 February 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 46.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

32 broken records

Margins by which the 32 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1918

Top 20 records on 24 February 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1918	Chaplin, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1918	Sydney, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1918	Milan, IT	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	50 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1918	Morden, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	18 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1918	Chaplin, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1918	Halmstad, SE	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1918	Morden, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1918	Karlshamn, SE	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1918	Washington, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	45 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1918	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	41 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1918	Hano_A, SE	daily rain	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1918	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	8 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1918	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	8 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1918	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	31 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1918	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	37 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1918	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1918	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1918	Skara 1, SE	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	35 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1918	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	26 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1918	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	26 years	12 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 50 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	27
20 to 40	1
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1