Weather Records on 24 February 1962

1,412 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1962. Highest significance: Mangalore, IN.

Key Facts for 24 February 1962

On 24 February 1962, 1,412 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 375 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 1,358 daily.
Mangalore set a monthly record daily precipitation of 73.1 mm (2.9 in) on 24 February 1962.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 556 records.

Record Map

1,412 stations

1,412 station records on 24 February 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wheeling Warwood Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Peebles 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brent Dam 36	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gouldsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
High Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Fernbank	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grant Dam 38	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wildersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,412 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 244, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 558, Heaviest daily snowfall 235, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 24 February 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	244
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	558
Heaviest daily snowfall	235
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 24 February 1962 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 49, daily 1,358.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,227 broken records

Margins by which the 1,227 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1962

Top 20 records on 24 February 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1962	Mangalore, IN	monthly rain	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1962	Hawley 1 E, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1962	Cadiz, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1962	Huntingdon, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1962	New Cumberland L/D, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1962	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1962	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1962	Bainbridge 2 E, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1962	Penn Yan, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1962	Chillicothe, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1962	Tiffin, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1962	Washington Court House, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1962	Willowghby East Lake, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1962	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1962	Wheeling Warwood Dam, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1962	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1962	Peebles 1 S, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1962	Upper Sandusky, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1962	Chazy, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1962	Morgantown L&D, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	54 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 1,412 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,075
50 to 100	81
100 to 150	43
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	12
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2