Weather Records on 24 February 1952

535 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1952. Highest significance: Edgeley 3WNW, US.

Key Facts for 24 February 1952

On 24 February 1952, 535 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 524 daily.
Edgeley 3WNW set a daily record snow depth of 73.7 cm (29.0 in) on 24 February 1952.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 562 records.

Record Map

535 stations

535 station records on 24 February 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coongoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom Upper	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mmabatho Arpt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Slurry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record snow depth	91.0 cm (35.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Band	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mochudi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sattankulam	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	185.0 cm (72.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brandfort (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moorddrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tindivanam	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anakapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kancheepuram	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Viralimalai	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eagles Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vallam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Krugersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oliphantspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

535 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 300, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 24 February 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	300
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 24 February 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 524.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

462 broken records

Margins by which the 462 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 661.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1952

Top 20 records on 24 February 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1952	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	66.1 cm (26.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1952	Torrington Exp Farm, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1952	Coongoola, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1952	Potchefstroom Upper, ZA	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1952	Trichur, IN	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1952	Mmabatho Arpt, ZA	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1952	Cubbaroo, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1952	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1952	Slurry, ZA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1952	Uliman (Brentwood), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1952	Steigen, NO	daily snow depth	91.0 cm (35.8 in)	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1952	Sedgwick, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1952	Bushy Band, ZA	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1952	Mochudi, BW	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1952	Ramanathapuram, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1952	Sattankulam, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1952	Perumpavur, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1952	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	185.0 cm (72.8 in)	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1952	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1952	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1952. 1952 had 535 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 100	450
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1