Weather Records on 24 February 1937

148 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1937. Highest significance: Frazerpet, IN.

Key Facts for 24 February 1937

On 24 February 1937, 148 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 141 daily.
Frazerpet set a monthly record daily precipitation of 56.4 mm (2.2 in) on 24 February 1937.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 564 records.

Record Map

148 stations

148 station records on 24 February 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Frazerpet	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sunticoppa	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Napoklu	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nagamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bobbili	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
The Meadows	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mercara Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hosdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arkalgud	India	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somwarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hardoi	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sanklespur	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Channarayapatna	India	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pachet(Kharai)	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gajapathinagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sanivarsanthe	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hassan Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Didwana	India	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kotli	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

148 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 72, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 24 February 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	72
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 24 February 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 141.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

119 broken records

Margins by which the 119 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1092.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1937

Top 20 records on 24 February 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1937	Frazerpet, IN	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1937	Cheviot Fells, ZA	all-time rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1937	Sunticoppa, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1937	Charlevoix, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1937	Itchapuram, IN	monthly rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1937	Brucefield, CA	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1937	Attabari, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1937	Rosedale Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1937	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	13 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1937	Napoklu, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1937	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1937	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1937	Rocklands, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1937	Nagamangala, IN	monthly rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1937	Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1937	Skara 1, SE	daily low min	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1937	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	19 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1937	Bobbili, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1937	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1937	Halden, NO	daily snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	30 years	21 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1937. 1937 had 148 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 200	116
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1