Weather Records on 24 February 1971

377 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1971. Highest significance: Ogdensburg 4 NE, US.

Key Facts for 24 February 1971

On 24 February 1971, 377 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 370 daily.
Ogdensburg 4 NE set a daily record snow depth of 101.6 cm (40.0 in) on 24 February 1971.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 563 records.

Record Map

377 stations

377 station records on 24 February 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaatdrift (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Catingueira (Juca)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Resolution A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manaira (Alagoa Nova)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Strongfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Packwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Herington	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.5 C (-12.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
The Oaks John Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Joe Rich Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tataira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boissevain	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

377 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 92, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 24 February 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 24 February 1971 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 4, daily 370.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

330 broken records

Margins by which the 330 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1971

Top 20 records on 24 February 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1971	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1971	Medicine Lodge, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1971	Follett, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1971	Greensburg, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1971	Norwich, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1971	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1971	Perryton, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1971	Quatsino, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1971	Catingueira (Juca), BR	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1971	Fort Resolution A, CA	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1971	Winfield 3NE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1971	Winona, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1971	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1971	Arhangelsk, RU	daily low max	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1971	Miami, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1971	Canton 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1971	Jackman, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1971	Jetmore, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1971	Manaira (Alagoa Nova), BR	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1971	Pratt 3NW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1971. 1971 had 377 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 100	298
100 to 200	20
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1