Weather Records on 24 February 1936

514 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1936. Highest significance: Uttiramerur, IN.

Key Facts for 24 February 1936

On 24 February 1936, 514 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
120 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 499 daily.
Uttiramerur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 24 February 1936.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 562 records.

Record Map

514 stations

514 station records on 24 February 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uttiramerur	India	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru)	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record snow depth	406.4 cm (160.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santaravur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kunda	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kuppam	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vijayawada	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vaniyambadi	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Allahabad Chailk	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moga	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	304.8 cm (120.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tadepalligudem	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	147.0 cm (57.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pendraka	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tenali	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ambagarh Chowki	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Banpur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record snow depth	355.6 cm (140.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record snow depth	330.2 cm (130.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rambha	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ranikhet	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gurjala(Gurujala)	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Balaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chodavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Polavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

514 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 24 February 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 24 February 1936 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 499.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

439 broken records

Margins by which the 439 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3505.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1936

Top 20 records on 24 February 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1936	Uttiramerur, IN	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	35 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1936	Tiruvur(Tiruvvru), IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1936	Storm Lake, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1936	Fairfax, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1936	Tada, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1936	Marshalltown, US	daily snow depth	406.4 cm (160.0 in)	350.5 cm (138.0 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1936	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1936	Santaravur, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1936	Kunda, IN	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1936	Rico, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1936	Kuppam, IN	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1936	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1936	Vijayawada, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1936	Vaniyambadi, IN	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1936	St Albans, CA	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1936	Gannavaram, IN	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1936	Allahabad Chailk, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1936	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1936	Onawa 3NW, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1936	Moga, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	34 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1936. 1936 had 514 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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Data for records on 1936-02-24: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 500	430
500 to 1000	3
1000 to 1500	2
1500 to 2000	2
2000 to 2500	1
2500 to 3000	0
3000 to 3500	0
3500 to 4000	1