Weather Records on 24 February 1954

720 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1954. Highest significance: Jullundar, IN.

Key Facts for 24 February 1954

On 24 February 1954, 720 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
500 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 695 daily.
Jullundar set a daily record precipitation of 56.9 mm (2.2 in) on 24 February 1954.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 560 records.

Record Map

720 stations

720 station records on 24 February 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bikrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arcturus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mac Mac Bos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wapashoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom;Braksp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seleng	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prestwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adhoura	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dullabcherra	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jaitanga Valley	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jaffirband	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido Church Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Myton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Armstrong	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

720 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 307, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 193, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 24 February 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	307
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	193
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 24 February 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 695.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

553 broken records

Margins by which the 553 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 98.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1954

Top 20 records on 24 February 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1954	Jullundar, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1954	Bikrampur, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1954	Kulu Halt, ZA	daily rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1954	Arcturus Downs, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1954	Batala, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1954	Mac Mac Bos, ZA	daily rain	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1954	Coldwater, CA	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1954	Dharmsala Lower, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1954	Wapashoe, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1954	Potchefstroom;Braksp, ZA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1954	Prentice #2, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1954	Seleng, IN	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	41 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1954	Ramanagar, IN	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1954	Prestwood Station, AU	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1954	Langsloot, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1954	Highland Home, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1954	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1954	Eureka, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	61 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1954	Winnemucca AP, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1954	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1954. 1954 had 720 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 1954-02-24: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	519
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	2