Weather Records on 24 February 1996

1,209 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 1996. Highest significance: Butte Bert Mooney AP, US.

Key Facts for 24 February 1996

On 24 February 1996, 1,209 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
809 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 90 monthly and 1,116 daily.
Butte Bert Mooney AP set a daily record snowfall of 22.4 cm (8.8 in) on 24 February 1996.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 557 records.

Record Map

1,209 stations

1,209 station records on 24 February 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Pony	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shahat	Libya	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pony	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lista Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Champion van Riper Pk	United States	Record snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McGrath AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Blanco Lower	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quintana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jayuya	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koppiesvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kuna	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Verkeerdevlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsall 8 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,209 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 540, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 269, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 24 February 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	540
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	269
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 24 February 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 90, daily 1,116.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

850 broken records

Margins by which the 850 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 1996

Top 20 records on 24 February 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 1996	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 February 1996	Pony, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1996	Kotzebue AP, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1996	The Cliff, ZA	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1996	Ennis, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1996	Trident, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1996	Shahat, LY	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1996	Pony, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1996	Lista Fyr, NO	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1996	Ennis, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1996	Livingston AP, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1996	Nome AP, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1996	Zuara, LY	all-time low min	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1996	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1996	State UNIV, US	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1996	Crater Lake Nps HQ, US	daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1996	Haenertsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1996	Newton, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1996	Champion van Riper Pk, US	daily snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 1996	Louisville, US	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	77 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1996. 1996 had 1,209 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	828
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1