Weather Records on 24 February 1970

354 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1970. Highest significance: Pithapuram, IN.

Key Facts for 24 February 1970

On 24 February 1970, 354 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 350 daily.
Pithapuram set a daily record precipitation of 53.2 mm (2.1 in) on 24 February 1970.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 563 records.

Record Map

354 stations

354 station records on 24 February 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pithapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Shivpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gayvoron	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uitkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dungowan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woorarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Possum Kingdom Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dallas FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blair Athol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harden Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sapphire Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Macalister Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.6 C (108.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.1 C (104.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Danger Point - Vrt.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

354 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 24 February 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 24 February 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 350.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

313 broken records

Margins by which the 313 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1970

Top 20 records on 24 February 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1970	Pithapuram, IN	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1970	Kiev, UA	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1970	Shivpuri, IN	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1970	Gayvoron, UA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1970	Rainworth, AU	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1970	Sabinal, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1970	Camden Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1970	Uitkomst, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1970	Dilley, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1970	Dungowan Station, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1970	Telemon Station, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1970	Tussenbeide, ZA	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1970	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1970	Potsdam, DE	all-time snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1970	Valentine 10 WSW, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1970	Boerne, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1970	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1970	Breckenridge, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1970	Hondo, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1970	Woorarra, AU	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	37 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1970. 1970 had 354 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1970-02-24: 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	303
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1