Weather Records on 24 February 1948

299 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1948. Highest significance: Rpf 206 Mile, AU.

Key Facts for 24 February 1948

On 24 February 1948, 299 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 290 daily.
Rpf 206 Mile set an all-time record daily precipitation of 189.2 mm (7.4 in) on 24 February 1948.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 563 records.

Record Map

299 stations

299 station records on 24 February 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rpf 206 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Silver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Datil	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Datil	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hartsel	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rifle	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

299 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 24 February 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 24 February 1948 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 290.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

247 broken records

Margins by which the 247 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1948

Top 20 records on 24 February 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1948	Rpf 206 Mile, AU	all-time rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	6 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1948	Powell Creek, AU	daily rain	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1948	Tobermory, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1948	Spearfish, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1948	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1948	Salida, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1948	Saint Johns, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1948	Silver City, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1948	Datil, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1948	Yalta, UA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1948	Datil, US	all-time snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1948	Salida, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1948	Spearfish, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1948	Benson, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1948	Oracle, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1948	Manassa, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1948	Oracle, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	53 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1948	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1948	Lexington, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1948	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 years	29 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1948. 1948 had 299 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1948-02-24: 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 200	243
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1