Weather Records on 24 February 1991

641 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1991. Highest significance: Milaca, US.

Key Facts for 24 February 1991

On 24 February 1991, 641 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
331 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 614 daily.
Milaca set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 24 February 1991.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 561 records.

Record Map

641 stations

641 station records on 24 February 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Merluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vigra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eudamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Owen 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rice Reservoir-Tomahawk	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Matias-Montante (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vermelho Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Falls Hydro	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rainbow Rsvr Tomahawk	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muggon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Simao	China	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chaska	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Parauna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norseman	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Danbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goodrich 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hustadvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Joplin Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cardabia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

641 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 196, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 82, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 24 February 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	196
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	82
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 24 February 1991 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 614.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

520 broken records

Margins by which the 520 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 1991

Top 20 records on 24 February 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1991	Milaca, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	91 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1991	Williambury, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1991	Fergus Falls, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1991	Merluna, AU	daily rain	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1991	Vigra, NO	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1991	Buffalo 2NE, US	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1991	Eudamullah, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1991	Stanley Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1991	Owen 1E, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1991	Rice Reservoir-Tomahawk, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1991	Weipa Eastern Ave, AU	daily rain	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1991	Vila Matias-Montante (Pcd), BR	daily rain	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1991	Saentis, CH	daily high max	6.4 C (43.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1991	Durham, GB	daily high min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1991	Karlshamn, SE	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1991	Saentis, CH	daily high min	1.2 C (34.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1991	Moose Lake 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1991	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	81 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1991	Kameruka (Kameruka Estate), AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1991	Cumberland, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	0 years	40 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1991. 1991 had 641 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 25	447
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	13
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2