Weather Records on 24 February 1986

1,309 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1986. Highest significance: Schallstadt-Mengen, DE.

Key Facts for 24 February 1986

On 24 February 1986, 1,309 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
777 were record highs and 282 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 135 monthly and 1,165 daily.
Schallstadt-Mengen set an all-time record snow depth of 40.0 cm (15.7 in) on 24 February 1986.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 556 records.

Record Map

1,309 stations

1,309 station records on 24 February 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Schallstadt-Mengen	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Radolfzell-Markelfingen	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cumikan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gnowangerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waroona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boesmansrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Ns,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinfelden	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dudinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uberlingen/Bodensee	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mullheim	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waldshut	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watalgan Winfield Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,309 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 476, Lowest daily maximum 169, Highest daily minimum 301, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 62.

Records on 24 February 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	476
Lowest daily maximum	169
Highest daily minimum	301
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	62

Records on 24 February 1986 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 135, daily 1,165.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,044 broken records

Margins by which the 1,044 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1986

Top 20 records on 24 February 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1986	Schallstadt-Mengen, DE	all-time snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	38 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1986	Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil, DE	all-time snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1986	Blaine, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1986	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1986	Longview, US	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1986	Basel Binningen, CH	monthly snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1986	New Meadows Rs, US	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1986	Pinjarra, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1986	Radolfzell-Markelfingen, DE	all-time snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1986	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1986	Cumikan, RU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1986	Gustavus, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1986	Gnowangerup, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1986	Plauen, DE	daily low min	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1986	Waroona, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1986	Entabeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1986	Boesmansrivier, ZA	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1986	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1986	Pomona/Fairplex, US	monthly high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1986	Prineville, US	monthly high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	45 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1986. 1986 had 1,309 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	1,026
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1