Weather Records on 24 February 1980

466 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1980. Highest significance: Guaicara, BR.

Key Facts for 24 February 1980

On 24 February 1980, 466 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
239 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 448 daily.
Guaicara set a monthly record daily precipitation of 148.5 mm (5.8 in) on 24 February 1980.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 562 records.

Record Map

466 stations

466 station records on 24 February 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guaicara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	148.5 mm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ixhuatlan del Cafe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.3 C (95.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Padilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mayfern	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fowler 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lussanvira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tejupa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lussanvira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Custodio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Buena (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuspruit Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Promissao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Astara	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tatui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forquilhinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Urupes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aracatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salesopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arrojado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montenegro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

466 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 24 February 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 24 February 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 448.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

364 broken records

Margins by which the 364 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 1980

Top 20 records on 24 February 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1980	Guaicara, BR	monthly rain	148.5 mm (5.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1980	Ixhuatlan del Cafe, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1980	Medicine Bow, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1980	Lagoinha, BR	daily rain	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1980	Matehuala (Smn), MX	monthly rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1980	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily high min	29.6 C (85.3 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1980	Richmond, CA	daily snowfall	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	1.9 cm (0.7 in)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1980	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	35.3 C (95.5 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1980	Palapye, BW	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1980	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1980	Padilla, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1980	Mayfern, ZA	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1980	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily high max	39.2 C (102.6 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	82 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1980	Colina, BR	daily rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1980	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1980	Taipu, BR	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1980	Kalkfontein, ZA	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1980	Towson, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	70 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1980	Sonoma, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1980	Dodge City, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	28 years	35 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1980. 1980 had 466 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	349
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1