Weather Records on 24 February 1977

1,307 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1977. Highest significance: Tarago (Kildare), AU.

Key Facts for 24 February 1977

On 24 February 1977, 1,307 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
309 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,263 daily.
Tarago (Kildare) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 136.0 mm (5.4 in) on 24 February 1977.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 556 records.

Record Map

1,307 stations

1,307 station records on 24 February 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	301.8 mm (11.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	259.4 mm (10.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mount Ryde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Glengyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.0 mm (8.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Izium	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Lookout A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chamberlain	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whatley	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay - Buckenbowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.2 mm (6.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pickle Lake (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pickle Lake (Aut)	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Reform	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hodges	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winnipeg Richardson Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chamberlain	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,307 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 157, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 791, Heaviest daily snowfall 139, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 24 February 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	157
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	791
Heaviest daily snowfall	139
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 24 February 1977 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 43, daily 1,263.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,180 broken records

Margins by which the 1,180 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1977

Top 20 records on 24 February 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1977	Tarago (Kildare), AU	monthly rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	79 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 February 1977	Batemans Bay Post Office, AU	monthly rain	301.8 mm (11.9 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	57 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1977	Ft Ripley, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1977	Mayville, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1977	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	73 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1977	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	monthly rain	259.4 mm (10.2 in)	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	23 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1977	Mount Ryde, AU	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1977	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1977	Miller, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1977	Mellette 4 W, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1977	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	99 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1977	Glengyle, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	62 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1977	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1977	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	216.0 mm (8.5 in)	174.3 mm (6.9 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1977	Izium, UA	monthly rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1977	Keams Canyon, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1977	Faulkton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1977	Holbrook, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	83 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1977	Oakes, US	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1977	Vanderbilt 11ENE, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	54 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1977. 1977 had 1,307 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 1977-02-24: 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	1,150
100 to 200	27
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1