Weather Records on 24 February 1926

166 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1926. Highest significance: Kempsey (Wide Street), AU.

Key Facts for 24 February 1926

On 24 February 1926, 166 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 165 daily.
Kempsey (Wide Street) set a daily record precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 24 February 1926.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 564 records.

Record Map

166 stations

166 station records on 24 February 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	84.0 cm (33.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
La Monte	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Seven Oaks (Bellimbopinni)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Deer Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

166 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 24 February 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 24 February 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 165.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

136 broken records

Margins by which the 136 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1926

Top 20 records on 24 February 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1926	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1926	St Louis Eads Brg, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1926	Toledo, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1926	Barkerville, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1926	Allora Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1926	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1926	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	89 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1926	Artern, DE	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1926	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1926	Bad Lauchstadt, DE	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1926	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1926	Plauen, DE	daily rain	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1926	Eersterivier (Bos), ZA	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1926	Barkerville, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1926	Bederkesa, DE	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1926	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1926	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1926	Algona, US	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1926	W Pt, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1926	Syktyvkar, RU	daily rain	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	32 years	20 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1926. 1926 had 166 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	132
25 to 50	1
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1