Weather Records on 24 February 1983

533 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1983. Highest significance: Maryland, AU.

Key Facts for 24 February 1983

On 24 February 1983, 533 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
217 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 520 daily.
Maryland set a daily record precipitation of 75.8 mm (3.0 in) on 24 February 1983.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 562 records.

Record Map

533 stations

533 station records on 24 February 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Salinillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Miahuatlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Progreso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.6 cm (12.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Summerside A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Turvinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chilpancingo (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Varfu Omul	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Puerta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Acatzingo de Hidalgo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Summerside A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mayo A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cabo San Lucas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

533 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 24 February 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 24 February 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 520.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

461 broken records

Margins by which the 461 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 185.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1983

Top 20 records on 24 February 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1983	Maryland, AU	daily rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	91 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1983	Salinillas, MX	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1983	Wombat (Tumbleton), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	91 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1983	Port Hastings, CA	daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	106 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1983	Miahuatlan (Dge), MX	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1983	Progreso, MX	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1983	Grindstone Island, CA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1983	Almaty, KZ	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1983	Grindstone Island, CA	daily snowfall	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1983	Charlottetown Cda, CA	daily snowfall	31.6 cm (12.4 in)	16.4 cm (6.5 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1983	Summerside A, CA	daily snowfall	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1983	Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga, AU	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1983	Fort Macleod, CA	daily high max	18.0 C (64.4 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1983	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1983	Charlottetown Cda, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1983	Izmail, UA	daily low min	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1983	Sydney A, CA	daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	16.7 cm (6.6 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1983	Grangeville, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1983	Baddeck, CA	daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1983	Ganzhou, CN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	36 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1983. 1983 had 533 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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Data for records on 1983-02-24: 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 25	436
25 to 50	9
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	2