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Weather Records on 24 February 1919

39 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1919. Highest significance: New Westminster, CA.

Key Facts for 24 February 1919

  • On 24 February 1919, 39 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 37 daily.
  • New Westminster set a daily record snowfall of 7.6 cm (3.0 in) on 24 February 1919.
  • Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 565 records.

Record Map

39 stations
Weather records on 24 February 1919 39 station records on 24 February 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
39 station records on 24 February 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 February 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
New WestminsterCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Cap ChatCanadaRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap ChatCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord daily precipitation5.5 mm (0.22 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Big SpringsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily snowfall33.0 cm (13.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra UddeSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort BourkeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Point EscuminacCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Point EscuminacCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.7 cm (6.2 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-32.8 C (-27.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
BattlefordCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-37.2 C (-35.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
BarkervilleCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-26.1 C (-15.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord low maximum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Nagambie CbaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Fort ChipewyanCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-38.9 C (-38.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high minimum temperature7.4 C (45.3 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-6.0 C (21.2 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-AbbesAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature11.0 C (51.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-22.2 C (-8.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
BattlefordCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-20.6 C (-5.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-19.4 C (-2.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature24.2 C (75.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

39 records
Records on 24 February 1919 by type Records set or tied on 24 February 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 15, Heaviest daily snowfall 7. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 15Heaviest daily snowfall: 7Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 February 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 15, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.
Records on 24 February 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall15
Heaviest daily snowfall7
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 24 February 1919 by timescale Records on 24 February 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 37. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 37all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 February 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 37.
Records on 24 February 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily37

How Much Records Were Beaten By

30 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 February 1919 Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2320 to 40: 440 to 60: 160 to 80: 180 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 0140 to 160: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140140 to 160
Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 February 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 2023
20 to 404
40 to 601
60 to 801
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1400
140 to 1601

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1919
Top 20 records on 24 February 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 February 1919New Westminster, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)6.1 cm (2.4 in)38 years23 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1919Cap Chat, CAdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)15.2 cm (6.0 in)0 years21 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1919Perth Regional Office, AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)15.3 mm (0.6 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1919Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1919Cap Chat, CAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)0 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1919Zametchino, RUdaily rain5.5 mm (0.22 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1919Big Springs, AUdaily rain31.2 mm (1.2 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)9 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1919Bic, CAmonthly rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)6 years18 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1919Bic, CAmonthly snowfall33.0 cm (13.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)6 years18 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1919Olands Sodra Udde, SEdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)18 years18 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1919Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1919Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1919Anticosti West Point, CAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1919Anticosti West Point, CAdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1919Fort Bourke, AUdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)15 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1919Nicosia, CYdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)5 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1919Bird Rocks, CAdaily high min-1.7 C (28.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1919Point Escuminac, CAdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1919Point Escuminac, CAdaily snowfall15.7 cm (6.2 in)3.0 cm (1.2 in)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1919Swift Current, CAdaily low min-32.8 C (-27.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)27 years13 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 1919
Records on 02-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1919. 1919 had 39 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 11813: 11814: 41836: 11846: 21858: 21863: 11867: 11868: 11870: 11873: 21875: 21876: 11877: 21879: 41881: 11886: 11887: 21888: 71889: 61891: 31892: 21894: 21896: 11897: 41898: 101899: 41900: 141901: 41902: 71903: 51904: 51905: 131906: 331907: 161908: 141909: 731910: 251911: 161912: 581913: 61914: 261915: 461916: 241917: 521918: 501919: 391920: 151921: 821922: 541923: 631924: 731925: 1101926: 1661927: 4021928: 1391929: 1411930: 1,1851931: 1641932: 2261933: 3311934: 8871935: 2511936: 5141937: 1481938: 2021939: 3851940: 2791941: 4901942: 2871943: 3751944: 4631945: 2121946: 4401947: 7791948: 2991949: 4201950: 7121951: 4231952: 5351953: 4231954: 7201955: 1,1201956: 6271957: 6491958: 8661959: 2171960: 1,1451961: 5201962: 1,4121963: 5931964: 4471965: 9931966: 6371967: 1,1341968: 7341969: 8741970: 3541971: 3771972: 7531973: 2351974: 3651975: 1,5701976: 9991977: 1,3071978: 1,0611979: 1,4731980: 4661981: 1,1771982: 8981983: 5331984: 6521985: 1,4121986: 1,3091987: 9521988: 3731989: 1,7761990: 1,9691991: 6411992: 9221993: 1,7301994: 1,0701995: 1,0811996: 1,2091997: 1,5371998: 1,4591999: 7522000: 2,1552001: 1,4072002: 8832003: 1,7352004: 9802005: 7422006: 4872007: 1,0952008: 1,0602009: 8522010: 1,5272011: 1,2912012: 8382013: 7052014: 6232015: 1,9632016: 8182017: 1,6122018: 1,3562019: 1,3022020: 6972021: 8602022: 1,8082023: 1,7932024: 4172025: 9662026: 1,1071794188619051921193719531969198520012017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1919. 1919 had 39 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-24 in each year
YearRecords
17941
18131
18144
18361
18462
18582
18631
18671
18681
18701
18732
18752
18761
18772
18794
18811
18861
18872
18887
18896
18913
18922
18942
18961
18974
189810
18994
190014
19014
19027
19035
19045
190513
190633
190716
190814
190973
191025
191116
191258
19136
191426
191546
191624
191752
191850
191939
192015
192182
192254
192363
192473
1925110
1926166
1927402
1928139
1929141
19301,185
1931164
1932226
1933331
1934887
1935251
1936514
1937148
1938202
1939385
1940279
1941490
1942287
1943375
1944463
1945212
1946440
1947779
1948299
1949420
1950712
1951423
1952535
1953423
1954720
19551,120
1956627
1957649
1958866
1959217
19601,145
1961520
19621,412
1963593
1964447
1965993
1966637
19671,134
1968734
1969874
1970354
1971377
1972753
1973235
1974365
19751,570
1976999
19771,307
19781,061
19791,473
1980466
19811,177
1982898
1983533
1984652
19851,412
19861,309
1987952
1988373
19891,776
19901,969
1991641
1992922
19931,730
19941,070
19951,081
19961,209
19971,537
19981,459
1999752
20002,155
20011,407
2002883
20031,735
2004980
2005742
2006487
20071,095
20081,060
2009852
20101,527
20111,291
2012838
2013705
2014623
20151,963
2016818
20171,612
20181,356
20191,302
2020697
2021860
20221,808
20231,793
2024417
2025966
20261,107

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).