Weather Records on 24 February 1964

447 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1964. Highest significance: Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU.

Key Facts for 24 February 1964

On 24 February 1964, 447 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 199 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 441 daily.
Hobart Botanical Gardens set a daily record precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 24 February 1964.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 562 records.

Record Map

447 stations

447 station records on 24 February 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Kings Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caracara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baturite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bonito (Ibiapora)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Campania (the Pines)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maracas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oyster Cove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tasman Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kearneysville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prudente de Morais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ceara-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Lorenzana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Healesville (Badger Crk Sanctu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Edna 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

447 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 171, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 24 February 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	171
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 24 February 1964 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 441.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

362 broken records

Margins by which the 362 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 1964

Top 20 records on 24 February 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1964	Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1964	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1964	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1964	Premaydena Hatchery, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1964	Launceston (Kings Meadows), AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1964	Barrinha, BR	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1964	Caracara, BR	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1964	Sao Benedito, BR	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1964	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1964	Woodbridge, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1964	Baturite, BR	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1964	Bonito (Ibiapora), BR	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1964	Campania (the Pines), AU	all-time rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1964	Touros, BR	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1964	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1964	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low max	15.1 C (59.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1964	Franklin, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1964	Kettering (Saddle Road), AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1964	Maracas, BR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1964	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1964. 1964 had 447 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 1964-02-24: 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	350
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1