Weather Records on 24 February 1982

898 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1982. Highest significance: Rivertree (Myall), AU.

Key Facts for 24 February 1982

On 24 February 1982, 898 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
418 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 868 daily.
Rivertree (Myall) set a daily record precipitation of 104.0 mm (4.1 in) on 24 February 1982.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 559 records.

Record Map

898 stations

898 station records on 24 February 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Do Cachoeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Border STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Correntes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodworth 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valenca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gonvick 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomer	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Masindi	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mott	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guirapa (Umburanas)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carrington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

898 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 291, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 131, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 24 February 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	291
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	131
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 24 February 1982 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 868.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

716 broken records

Margins by which the 716 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1982

Top 20 records on 24 February 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1982	Rivertree (Myall), AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1982	Steele 4N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1982	Boggabilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1982	Namdalseid, NO	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1982	Deer Lake, CA	daily snowfall	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	18.7 cm (7.4 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1982	Collector (Brookdale), AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1982	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1982	Eldorado, BR	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1982	Napoleon, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	82 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1982	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1982	Britton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1982	Red Hill, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1982	Colonia Do Cachoeira, BR	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1982	Wheaton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1982	Raymond Border STN, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1982	Harvey 4NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1982	Lithgow (Birdwood St), AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	74 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1982	Sulphur Springs, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1982	Correntes, BR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1982	Stephenville A, CA	daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	15 years	37 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1982. 1982 had 898 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	707
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1