Weather Records on 24 February 1947

779 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1947. Highest significance: Shirol, IN.

Key Facts for 24 February 1947

On 24 February 1947, 779 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
175 were record highs and 331 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 755 daily.
Shirol set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 24 February 1947.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 560 records.

Record Map

779 stations

779 station records on 24 February 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bindango	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alix	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alix	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rpf 180 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bungeworgorai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kununoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gurley (Glenroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roy Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Achalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 510 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kurseong	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talga Talga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Abundance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bamboo Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ninghan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ona	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville Ph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

779 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 147, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 184, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 24 February 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	147
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	184
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 24 February 1947 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 21, daily 755.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

647 broken records

Margins by which the 647 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1947

Top 20 records on 24 February 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1947	Shirol, IN	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1947	Bindango, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1947	Oxford, GB	monthly low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	131 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1947	Alix, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1947	Gongolgon Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1947	Alix, CA	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1947	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1947	Lyndon, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1947	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily low min	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	11.0 C (19.8 F)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1947	Witsieshoek, ZA	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1947	Rpf 180 Mile, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1947	Bungeworgorai, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1947	Sirpur, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1947	Den Helder, NL	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	11.3 C (20.3 F)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1947	Putbus, DE	daily low min	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1947	Kununoppin, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1947	Gurley (Glenroy), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1947	Yantabulla (Brindingabba), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1947	Upper Stewiacke, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1947	Den Helder-1, NL	daily low min	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1947. 1947 had 779 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 1947-02-24: 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 50	625
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1