Weather Records on 24 February 1942

287 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1942. Highest significance: Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US.

Key Facts for 24 February 1942

On 24 February 1942, 287 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 278 daily.
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN set a monthly record daily snowfall of 24.1 cm (9.5 in) on 24 February 1942.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 563 records.

Record Map

287 stations

287 station records on 24 February 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Settle	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mohpani	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yarima	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.1 C (-11.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record snow depth	348.0 cm (137.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

287 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 77, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 24 February 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 24 February 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 278.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

238 broken records

Margins by which the 238 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1702.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1942

Top 20 records on 24 February 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1942	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	monthly snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1942	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1942	Asheville, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1942	Charlotte Wb City, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1942	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1942	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1942	Salisbury, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1942	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1942	Caroleen, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1942	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low min	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1942	Galway, IE	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1942	Settle, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1942	Eustis 2 S, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1942	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1942	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1942	Galway, IE	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1942	Weissenburg, DE	daily snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1942	Coloso, PR	monthly high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1942	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1942	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	33 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1942. 1942 had 287 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 250	236
250 to 500	1
500 to 750	0
750 to 1000	0
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	0
1500 to 1750	1