Weather Records on 24 February 1985

1,412 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1985. Highest significance: Natchez, US.

Key Facts for 24 February 1985

On 24 February 1985, 1,412 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
787 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 116 monthly and 1,296 daily.
Natchez set a daily record precipitation of 112.3 mm (4.4 in) on 24 February 1985.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 556 records.

Record Map

1,412 stations

1,412 station records on 24 February 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Haidarakan	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Xicotepec de Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Giligulgul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tiksi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Supply 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zapotitlan de Mendez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jerusalem Central	Israel	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clifford Chambers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Samtredia	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stamps	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Onward	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.9 C (-23.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Misantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Firme	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Renfrow 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,412 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 348, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 439, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 466, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 24 February 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	348
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	439
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	466
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 24 February 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 116, daily 1,296.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,175 broken records

Margins by which the 1,175 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1985

Top 20 records on 24 February 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1985	Natchez, US	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1985	Haidarakan, KG	monthly rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1985	Xicotepec de Juarez, MX	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1985	Atzalan, MX	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1985	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1985	Giligulgul, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1985	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1985	Enosburg Falls, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1985	Millington 3 SE, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1985	Tiksi, RU	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1985	Osage City, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1985	De Ridder, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1985	Yaamba, AU	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1985	Rochester, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1985	Jewell, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1985	Ft Supply 3SE, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1985	Gilberton, AU	daily rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1985	Black Rock, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1985	Stillwater Rsvr, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1985	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	47 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 1,412 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 1985-02-24: 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	1,099
25 to 50	48
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1