Weather Records on 24 February 1974

365 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1974. Highest significance: Lillydale, ZA.

Key Facts for 24 February 1974

On 24 February 1974, 365 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 353 daily.
Lillydale set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 24 February 1974.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 563 records.

Record Map

365 stations

365 station records on 24 February 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.6 mm (6.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Velho (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barra de Santa Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Xicotepec de Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Basberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mataranka Homestead Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wimbledon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ibitiara (Bom Sucesso)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-49.6 C (-57.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bellrock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gilliat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ibirarema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Equador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Skuitklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Piranhas (Marechal Floriano)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crane Nsa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rooiwal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bosduiwekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Itajobi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

365 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 24 February 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 24 February 1974 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 8, daily 353.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

298 broken records

Margins by which the 298 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 1974

Top 20 records on 24 February 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1974	Lillydale, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1974	Pana, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1974	Newry, AU	daily rain	172.6 mm (6.8 in)	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1974	Olney 2S, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1974	Pedro Velho (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1974	Queimadas, BR	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1974	Barra de Santa Rosa, BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1974	Japaratuba, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1974	Xicotepec de Juarez, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1974	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1974	Basberg, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1974	Rockville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1974	Mataranka Homestead Resort, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1974	Wimbledon, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1974	Saguache, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1974	Charleston, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1974	Ibitiara (Bom Sucesso), BR	daily rain	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1974	Kokpekty, KZ	all-time low min	-49.6 C (-57.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1974	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1974	Charleston, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	40 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1974. 1974 had 365 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	270
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1