Weather Records on 24 February 1984

652 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1984. Highest significance: White Sulphur Springs, US.

Key Facts for 24 February 1984

On 24 February 1984, 652 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
322 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 621 daily.
White Sulphur Springs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 24 February 1984.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 561 records.

Record Map

652 stations

652 station records on 24 February 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dugway	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Big Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Luray 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot 1 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pearisburg 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nordoyan Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gary	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altavista	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bluestone Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Split Marjan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montebello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

652 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 214, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 24 February 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	214
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 24 February 1984 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 621.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

518 broken records

Margins by which the 518 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1984

Top 20 records on 24 February 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1984	White Sulphur Springs, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	87 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1984	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1984	Dugway, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1984	Columbia 2SSE, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1984	New Castle, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1984	Lake Maloya, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1984	Richland, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1984	Big Meadows, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1984	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1984	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1984	Luray 5 E, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1984	Union 3 SSE, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1984	Millstream, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1984	Pilot 1 ENE, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1984	Flat Top, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1984	Gladwin, US	monthly high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1984	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1984	UNIV of Utah, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1984	Huddleston 4 SW, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1984	Pearisburg 4 SSE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	44 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1984. 1984 had 652 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 1984-02-24: 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 50	475
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2