Weather Records on 24 February 1968

734 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1968. Highest significance: Milan, IT.

Key Facts for 24 February 1968

On 24 February 1968, 734 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
222 were record highs and 274 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 708 daily.
Milan set a daily record precipitation of 45.6 mm (1.8 in) on 24 February 1968.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 560 records.

Record Map

734 stations

734 station records on 24 February 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Osmanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Naretha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yellavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.4 C (106.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vergemont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paratinga (Rio Branco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jau (Cpef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manantoddy	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Raimundo Nonato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

734 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 176, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 24 February 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	176
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 24 February 1968 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 22, daily 708.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

594 broken records

Margins by which the 594 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1968

Top 20 records on 24 February 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1968	Milan, IT	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1968	Darlington, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1968	New Bern 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1968	Osmanabad, IN	monthly rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1968	Kotagiri, IN	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1968	Lysebotn, NO	daily snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1968	Tafjord, NO	daily snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1968	Willard 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1968	Camp Hill 2NW, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1968	Thomasville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1968	Naretha, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1968	Sloan 3 S, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1968	Uniontown, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1968	Yellavaram, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1968	Greenville, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1968	Brookhaven City, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1968	Wilson 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1968	Acude Tucunduba, BR	daily rain	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1968	Millen 4 N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1968	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	36 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1968. 1968 had 734 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 1968-02-24: 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 100	580
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1