Weather Records on 24 February 1963

593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1963. Highest significance: Stinkhoutboom, ZA.

Key Facts for 24 February 1963

On 24 February 1963, 593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
149 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 570 daily.
Stinkhoutboom set a monthly record daily precipitation of 100.2 mm (3.9 in) on 24 February 1963.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 561 records.

Record Map

593 stations

593 station records on 24 February 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stinkhoutboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gleneva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ron	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
South Wales Emery Park	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harper	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iraucuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marayur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Luroy	Norway	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peedamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Equador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
East Angus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.0 C (-43.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

593 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 86, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 24 February 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	86
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 24 February 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 570.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

487 broken records

Margins by which the 487 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1963

Top 20 records on 24 February 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1963	Stinkhoutboom, ZA	monthly rain	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1963	Norddal, NO	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1963	Gleneva, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1963	Nurnberg, DE	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	10.1 C (18.2 F)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1963	Millport 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1963	Griggsville, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1963	Beulah, US	monthly high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1963	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily low min	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	8.0 C (14.4 F)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1963	Tashkent, UZ	monthly high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1963	New Castle 1 N, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1963	Perinthalamanna, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1963	Brooklet 1 W, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1963	Regensburg, DE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1963	Brunswick, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1963	Lumber City, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1963	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1963	Pommelsbrunn, DE	daily snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1963	Frankfort Disposal, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1963	Hailey 3 NNW, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1963	Madison 3NNW, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	48 years	32 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1963. 1963 had 593 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	456
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1