Weather Records on 24 February 1960

1,145 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1960. Highest significance: Ottawa, US.

Key Facts for 24 February 1960

On 24 February 1960, 1,145 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 715 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 1,126 daily.
Ottawa set a daily record snow depth of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 24 February 1960.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 558 records.

Record Map

1,145 stations

1,145 station records on 24 February 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ona	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gulu	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laersdrift (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Byro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adamsonsvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walters	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
US Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,145 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 439, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 276, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 130, Deepest snow cover 96.

Records on 24 February 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	439
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	276
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	130
Deepest snow cover	96

Records on 24 February 1960 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 16, daily 1,126.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

971 broken records

Margins by which the 971 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1960

Top 20 records on 24 February 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1960	Ottawa, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1960	Gascoyne Junction, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1960	Bidgemia, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1960	Ona, NO	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1960	Gulu, UG	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1960	Coreena, AU	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1960	Aledo, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1960	Davenport L&D 15, US	all-time snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1960	Ardmore, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1960	Thylungra Station, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1960	Tribune 1W, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1960	Alamogordo, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1960	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1960	Vilnius, LT	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1960	Laersdrift (Pol), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1960	Brinkley, US	monthly snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1960	Havana, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1960	Mountain View, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1960	Mountain View, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1960	Morrison, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	30 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1960. 1960 had 1,145 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 1960-02-24: 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 50	880
50 to 100	60
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2