Weather Records on 24 February 1930

1,185 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1930. Highest significance: Worcester, ZA.

Key Facts for 24 February 1930

On 24 February 1930, 1,185 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,021 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 232 monthly and 952 daily.
Worcester set an all-time record daily precipitation of 76.7 mm (3.0 in) on 24 February 1930.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 557 records.

Record Map

1,185 stations

1,185 station records on 24 February 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Old Mission	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,185 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 502, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 519, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 24 February 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	502
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	519
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 24 February 1930 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 232, daily 952.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,001 broken records

Margins by which the 1,001 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1930

Top 20 records on 24 February 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1930	Worcester, ZA	all-time rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1930	Minneapolis Wb Dwtn, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1930	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1930	Galva, US	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1930	Maple Plain, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1930	Eau Claire, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1930	Iowa City, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1930	Mascoutah, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1930	Strawberry Hill (Bos), ZA	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1930	McGregor (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1930	Tucson WFO, US	monthly rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1930	Anderson 1 N, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1930	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1930	Tiaro, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1930	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1930	Addison, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1930	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1930	Little Rock St Capitol, US	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1930	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1930	Rio Vista, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	27 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1930. 1930 had 1,185 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 20	982
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1