Weather Records on 24 February 1931

164 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1931. Highest significance: Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 24 February 1931

On 24 February 1931, 164 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 154 daily.
Fort Fordyce (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 24 February 1931.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 564 records.

Record Map

164 stations

164 station records on 24 February 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	164.0 cm (64.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.1 C (-43.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.6 C (-21.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	148.0 cm (58.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	114.0 cm (44.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mat	India	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jhunjhunu	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Iglas	India	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Basaunti	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	166.0 cm (65.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Anantnag	India	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dausa	India	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	112.0 cm (44.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

164 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 56, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 24 February 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	56
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 24 February 1931 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 154.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

131 broken records

Margins by which the 131 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1931

Top 20 records on 24 February 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1931	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1931	Waynesboro, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1931	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1931	Bolivar Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1931	Aseral, NO	all-time snow depth	164.0 cm (64.6 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	0 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1931	Holdenville 2SSE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1931	Timovskoe, RU	daily low min	-42.1 C (-43.8 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	41 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1931	St Peter, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1931	Austin, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1931	Ft Stanton, US	monthly rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1931	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1931	Tallinn, EE	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1931	Irkutsk, RU	monthly rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1931	Uman, UA	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1931	Tuddal, NO	daily snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1931	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1931	Sohagpur, IN	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1931	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily low min	-29.6 C (-21.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	41 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1931	Estherville 4E, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1931	Antigo, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	34 years	18 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1931. 1931 had 164 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 50	126
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2