Weather Records on 24 February 2004

980 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 2004. Highest significance: Estancia 4N, US.

Key Facts for 24 February 2004

On 24 February 2004, 980 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
294 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 926 daily.
Estancia 4N set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 24 February 2004.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 559 records.

Record Map

980 stations

980 station records on 24 February 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Estancia 4N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yeso 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.4 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Kirkbright)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dilia	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kholo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clines Corners 7SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Torreon Navajo Mission	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mitt. Narsarsuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dilia	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jimna Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.4 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	263.0 mm (10.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woolners Arm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.6 mm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gascon	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Legune	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.4 mm (6.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Widtsoe 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Huerta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vancleave	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Udialla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.2 mm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sabana Grande 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dilia	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laredo 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsborough Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi (Spring Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.6 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mulege	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

980 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 148, Lowest daily maximum 145, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 393, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 24 February 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	148
Lowest daily maximum	145
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	393
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 24 February 2004 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 50, daily 926.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

791 broken records

Margins by which the 791 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 470.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 2004

Top 20 records on 24 February 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 2004	Estancia 4N, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2004	Yeso 2 S, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2004	Black Lake, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2004	Wolf Canyon, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2004	Ft Sumner 5 S, US	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2004	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	127.4 mm (5.0 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2004	Golden, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2004	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2004	Jal, US	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2004	Mullaley (Kirkbright), AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2004	Dilia, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2004	Newkirk, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2004	Kholo, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2004	San Juan del Rio, MX	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2004	Clines Corners 7SE, US	daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2004	Cuba, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2004	Ft Sumner, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2004	Torreon Navajo Mission, US	monthly rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2004	Eastland, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2004	Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	96 years	52 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2004. 2004 had 980 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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Data for records on 2004-02-24: 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 100	761
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1