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Weather Records on 24 February 1929

141 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1929. Highest significance: Magdeburg, DE.

Key Facts for 24 February 1929

  • On 24 February 1929, 141 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 135 daily.
  • Magdeburg set an all-time record snow depth of 35.0 cm (13.8 in) on 24 February 1929.
  • Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 564 records.

Record Map

141 stations
Weather records on 24 February 1929 141 station records on 24 February 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
141 station records on 24 February 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 February 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
MagdeburgGermanyRecord snow depth35.0 cm (13.8 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
TurkestanKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation25.6 mm (1.0 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
ClarkUnited StatesRecord snow depth43.2 cm (17.0 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
StockholmSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-13.0 C (8.6 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature-5.1 C (22.8 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
ZerbstGermanyRecord snow depth25.0 cm (9.8 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSWUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-11.0 C (12.2 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-12.0 C (10.4 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-7.0 C (19.4 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature-6.0 C (21.2 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
AstrakanRussiaRecord low maximum temperature-15.6 C (3.9 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-12.0 C (10.4 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord snow depth58.4 cm (23.0 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
AstrakanRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-26.1 C (-15.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord snow depth38.0 cm (15.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-6.6 C (20.1 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
UlricehamnSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-11.0 C (12.2 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
GothenburgUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Green BayUnited StatesRecord snow depth50.8 cm (20.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord snow depth20.0 cm (7.9 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-MaouTunisiaRecord low maximum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
JeromeUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-7.0 C (19.4 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
EbrachGermanyRecord daily precipitation22.0 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord daily precipitation17.1 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)GermanyRecord daily precipitation18.2 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CulbertsonUnited StatesRecord snow depth5.1 cm (2.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HaiglerUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cool JunctionUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSWUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LodgepoleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mareeba Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation83.8 mm (3.3 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AtyrauKazakhstanRecord low minimum temperature-29.2 C (-20.6 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-31.3 C (-24.3 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-14.0 C (6.8 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-10.7 C (12.7 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
BridgeportUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
CottbusGermanyRecord snow depth24.0 cm (9.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-13.5 C (7.7 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-14.0 C (6.8 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature0.7 C (33.3 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Warrensburg 4NWUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
GenevaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-11.5 C (11.3 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord low maximum temperature-7.5 C (18.5 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
BridgeportUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
ElatmaRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-27.9 C (-18.2 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-GorodokRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-32.9 C (-27.2 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
HolbrookUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SWUnited StatesRecord snow depth152.4 cm (60.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NEUnited StatesRecord snow depth25.4 cm (10.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
CulbertsonUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
HusumGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-9.0 C (15.8 F)15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

141 records
Records on 24 February 1929 by type Records set or tied on 24 February 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 40, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 21. 010203040Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 38Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 30Heaviest daily rainfall: 40Heaviest daily snowfall: 8Deepest snow cover: 21Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 February 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 40, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 21.
Records on 24 February 1929 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum38
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum30
Heaviest daily rainfall40
Heaviest daily snowfall8
Deepest snow cover21
Records on 24 February 1929 by timescale Records on 24 February 1929 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 3, daily 135. 050100150all-time: 3monthly: 3daily: 135all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 February 1929 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 3, daily 135.
Records on 24 February 1929 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time3
monthly3
daily135

How Much Records Were Beaten By

121 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 February 1929 Margins by which the 121 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted. 0501001500 to 100: 114100 to 200: 4200 to 300: 1300 to 400: 1400 to 500: 0500 to 600: 10 to 100100 to 200200 to 300300 to 400400 to 500500 to 600
Margins by which the 121 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 February 1929
MarginRecords
0 to 100114
100 to 2004
200 to 3001
300 to 4001
400 to 5000
500 to 6001

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1929
Top 20 records on 24 February 1929 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 February 1929Magdeburg, DEall-time snow depth35.0 cm (13.8 in)3.0 cm (1.2 in)40 years41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1929Turkestan, KZmonthly rain25.6 mm (1.0 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)17 years41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1929Clark, USdaily snow depth43.2 cm (17.0 in)30.5 cm (12.0 in)16 years37 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1929Stockholm, SEdaily low max-13.0 C (8.6 F)7.0 C (12.6 F)40 years32 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1929Sandvig, DKdaily low max-5.1 C (22.8 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)53 years31 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1929Zerbst, DEdaily snow depth25.0 cm (9.8 in)10.0 cm (3.9 in)39 years30 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1929Leroy 5 WSW, USdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)7.7 cm (3.0 in)26 years30 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1929Vastervik, SEdaily low max-11.0 C (12.2 F)6.5 C (11.7 F)35 years29 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1929Boras, SEdaily low max-12.0 C (10.4 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)39 years29 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1929Kristianstad, SEdaily low max-7.0 C (19.4 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)40 years28 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1929Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily low max-6.0 C (21.2 F)4.2 C (7.6 F)32 years27 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1929Astrakan, RUdaily low max-15.6 C (3.9 F)5.3 C (9.5 F)44 years27 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1929Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily low max-12.0 C (10.4 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)40 years27 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1929Jonkoping, SEdaily low max-12.2 C (10.0 F)5.2 C (9.4 F)35 years27 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1929La Crosse Wb City, USdaily snow depth58.4 cm (23.0 in)20.3 cm (8.0 in)12 years26 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1929Astrakan, RUdaily low min-26.1 C (-15.0 F)7.0 C (12.6 F)30 years24 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1929Putbus, DEdaily snow depth38.0 cm (15.0 in)8.0 cm (3.1 in)33 years23 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1929Halmstad, SEdaily low max-6.6 C (20.1 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)39 years23 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1929Ulricehamn, SEdaily low max-11.0 C (12.2 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)35 years23 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1929Gothenburg, USdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)33 years23 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 1929
Records on 02-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1929. 1929 had 141 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 1929. 1929 had 141 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).