Weather Records on 24 February 1981

1,177 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1981. Highest significance: Brome, CA.

Key Facts for 24 February 1981

On 24 February 1981, 1,177 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
724 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,134 daily.
Brome set a daily record precipitation of 42.0 mm (1.7 in) on 24 February 1981.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 557 records.

Record Map

1,177 stations

1,177 station records on 24 February 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ixtlan del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	147.0 cm (57.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
West Hartford Nepp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millheim	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biboohra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Philipsburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport River	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hanksville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big Trout Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,177 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 462, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 262, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 381, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 24 February 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	462
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	262
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	381
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 24 February 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 42, daily 1,134.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,007 broken records

Margins by which the 1,007 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1981

Top 20 records on 24 February 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1981	Brome, CA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1981	Ixtlan del Rio, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1981	Townsville Railway STN, AU	daily rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1981	Anna Plains, AU	all-time rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1981	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1981	Tulelake, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1981	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1981	Barkestad, NO	daily snow depth	147.0 cm (57.9 in)	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1981	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1981	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	monthly high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1981	Brome, CA	monthly high min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1981	Huntingdon, CA	daily high max	9.5 C (49.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1981	Richmond, CA	daily high max	10.5 C (50.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	89 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1981	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1981	West Hartford Nepp, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1981	Richmond, CA	daily high min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	6.9 C (12.4 F)	82 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1981	Millheim, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1981	Burlington Intl AP, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1981	Biboohra, AU	daily rain	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1981	Stambaugh 2SSE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6 years	39 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1981. 1981 had 1,177 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	993
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1