Weather Records on 24 February 1961

520 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1961. Highest significance: St Augustine, US.

Key Facts for 24 February 1961

On 24 February 1961, 520 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
323 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 511 daily.
St Augustine set a daily record precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 24 February 1961.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 562 records.

Record Map

520 stations

520 station records on 24 February 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seale	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mulungu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Luiz Do Curu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Martin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah USDA Plt Gd	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Halle	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wasa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

520 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 200, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 24 February 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	200
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 24 February 1961 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 511.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

413 broken records

Margins by which the 413 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 249.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1961

Top 20 records on 24 February 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1961	St Augustine, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1961	Cypress River, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1961	Seale, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1961	Mulungu, BR	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1961	Sao Luiz Do Curu, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1961	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1961	Ilhota-Jusante, BR	daily rain	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1961	Martin Dam, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1961	Belleville, CA	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1961	Woodstock, CA	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1961	Millinocket, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1961	Toronto, CA	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	69 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1961	Freiburg, DE	daily high max	19.8 C (67.6 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1961	Buckley 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1961	Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int, US	monthly rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1961	Alice Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1961	Cameron Downs, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1961	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	69 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1961	Lichtentanne, DE	daily high max	12.6 C (54.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1961	Stuttgart-Stadt, DE	daily high max	18.1 C (64.6 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	60 years	30 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 520 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 1961-02-24: 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	395
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1