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Weather Records on 24 February 1920

15 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1920. Highest significance: Nuwara Eliya, LK.

Key Facts for 24 February 1920

  • On 24 February 1920, 15 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 7 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 15 daily.
  • Nuwara Eliya set a daily record low minimum temperature of -2.2 C (28.0 F) on 24 February 1920.
  • Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 565 records.

Record Map

15 stations
Weather records on 24 February 1920 15 station records on 24 February 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
15 station records on 24 February 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 February 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord low minimum temperature-7.3 C (18.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord daily snowfall9.4 cm (3.7 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.1 mm (1.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord high minimum temperature1.5 C (34.7 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord high maximum temperature8.5 C (47.3 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-1.0 C (30.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord high maximum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
CulbertsonUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
CulbertsonUnited StatesRecord snow depth2.5 cm (1.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
AstoriaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

15 records
Records on 24 February 1920 by type Records set or tied on 24 February 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 1, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1. 0246Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 February 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 1, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 24 February 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 24 February 1920 by timescale Records on 24 February 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 15. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 15all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 February 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 15.
Records on 24 February 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily15

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 February 1920 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 5: 75 to 10: 110 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 February 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 57
5 to 101
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1920
Top 15 records on 24 February 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 February 1920Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low min-2.2 C (28.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)42 years21 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1920Tbilisi, GEdaily low min-7.3 C (18.9 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)35 years21 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1920Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily high min14.0 C (57.2 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)24 years18 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1920Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min6.7 C (44.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)37 years17 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1920Quebec, CAdaily snowfall9.4 cm (3.7 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1920Tambo Post Office, AUdaily rain41.1 mm (1.6 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1920Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low min1.7 C (35.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1920Bjuraker, SEdaily high min-2.8 C (27.0 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)28 years11 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1920Vanersborg, SEdaily high min1.5 C (34.7 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)8 years5 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1920Vastervik, SEdaily high max (Tie)8.5 C (47.3 F)tie28 years2 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1920Gavle, SEdaily high min (Tie)-1.0 C (30.2 F)tie28 years2 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1920Stockholm, SEdaily high max (Tie)7.0 C (44.6 F)tie22 years2 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1920Culbertson, USdaily snowfall (Tie)2.5 cm (1.0 in)tie16 years2 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1920Culbertson, USdaily snow depth (Tie)2.5 cm (1.0 in)tie28 years2 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1920Astoria, USdaily low min (Tie)-1.1 C (30.0 F)tie2 years0 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 1920
Records on 02-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 had 15 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 1920. 1920 had 15 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).