Weather Records on 24 February 1950

712 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1950. Highest significance: Aurora Water, US.

Key Facts for 24 February 1950

On 24 February 1950, 712 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 690 daily.
Aurora Water set a daily record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 24 February 1950.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 560 records.

Record Map

712 stations

712 station records on 24 February 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sankari	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ovando	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kareehoek"Kareefontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Talavadi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbatore	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Summit Grd STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Peddapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cranganore	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dimapur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Agtertang	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adamshoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatfield	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Interst Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbron "Smoordrif"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mildred	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

712 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 291, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 24 February 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 24 February 1950 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 690.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

587 broken records

Margins by which the 587 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1950

Top 20 records on 24 February 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1950	Aurora Water, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1950	Polur, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1950	Bumping Lake, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1950	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1950	Sankari, IN	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1950	Arkonam, IN	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1950	Sulur, IN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1950	Ovando, US	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1950	Pullman Exp STN, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1950	Alipurduar, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1950	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1950	Kareehoek"Kareefontein", ZA	all-time rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1950	Thompson Falls, US	monthly rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1950	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1950	Harmati, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1950	Campbell (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1950	Talavadi, IN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1950	Coimbatore, IN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1950	Iluppur, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1950	Maquoketa, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	10 years	37 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1950. 1950 had 712 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 1950-02-24: 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	547
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1