Weather Records on 24 February 1924

73 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1924. Highest significance: Oskaloosa, US.

Key Facts for 24 February 1924

On 24 February 1924, 73 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
10 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 71 daily.
Oskaloosa set a daily record snow depth of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 24 February 1924.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 565 records.

Record Map

73 stations

73 station records on 24 February 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

73 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 27, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 24 February 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	27
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 24 February 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 71.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

60 broken records

Margins by which the 60 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1924

Top 20 records on 24 February 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1924	Oskaloosa, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1924	Childers Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1924	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	monthly low min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1924	Fort Chipewyan, CA	monthly high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1924	Columbia Wb City, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1924	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily low max	11.0 C (51.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1924	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1924	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1924	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily low max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1924	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1924	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1924	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily low min	10.1 C (50.2 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1924	Weeping Water, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1924	Oskaloosa, US	daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1924	Grant City, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1924	Roswell Muni AP, US	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1924	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1924	Wangerooge, DE	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1924	Stoney Creek, CA	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1924	Bad Muskau, DE	daily snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	35 years	16 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1924. 1924 had 73 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 25	49
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1