Weather Records on 24 February 1944

463 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1944. Highest significance: Barcelona -Fabra Observatory, ES.

Key Facts for 24 February 1944

On 24 February 1944, 463 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 449 daily.
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory set an all-time record daily precipitation of 176.8 mm (7.0 in) on 24 February 1944.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 562 records.

Record Map

463 stations

463 station records on 24 February 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roadvale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Akhnoor	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zamenkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blythe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Amroha	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anupshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mungeli	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tohana	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Budhlada	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harpur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pichhore(Dabra)	India	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baghpat Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Samrala	India	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hasanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

463 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 24 February 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 24 February 1944 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 449.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

366 broken records

Margins by which the 366 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1944

Top 20 records on 24 February 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1944	Barcelona -Fabra Observatory, ES	all-time rain	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1944	Escalante, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1944	Girona (Antic Institut), ES	daily rain	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1944	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1944	Escalante, US	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1944	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1944	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	all-time low min	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	2 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1944	Heilbron (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1944	Louisville, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1944	Parker, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1944	Roadvale Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1944	Tibri, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1944	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1944	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1944	Arnsberg, DE	daily low min	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	55 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1944	Independence, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	49 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1944	Akhnoor, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1944	Macon 2 NE, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1944	Hilo 86A, US	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1944	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	53 years	24 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1944. 1944 had 463 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 25	340
25 to 50	14
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1