Weather Records on 24 February 2005

742 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 2005. Highest significance: Capitan Emilio Carranza, MX.

Key Facts for 24 February 2005

On 24 February 2005, 742 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 717 daily.
Capitan Emilio Carranza set a monthly record daily precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 24 February 2005.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 560 records.

Record Map

742 stations

742 station records on 24 February 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Capitan Emilio Carranza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Malkal	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clodine	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Apolonia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gruidora	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tuxcacuesco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Allende	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zuni	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guemez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cardbeign	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palo Verde	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sahuaripa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Putnam Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Stanton 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville 1ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vichinchijol	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa la Codorniz	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsburgh ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Makokou	Gabon	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Apazulco	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Wilson	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hackberry 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Campo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Speaks 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tecoman (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockefeller Wl Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dallas 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karnes City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mitzic	Gabon	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Uttenreuth	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ruidoso	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteville 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

742 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 24 February 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 24 February 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 717.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

571 broken records

Margins by which the 571 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 2005

Top 20 records on 24 February 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 2005	Capitan Emilio Carranza, MX	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2005	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2005	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2005	Malkal, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2005	Clodine, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2005	Pearsall, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2005	Nueva Apolonia, MX	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2005	Las Animas, MX	monthly rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2005	Gruidora, MX	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2005	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2005	La Pryor, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2005	Tuxcacuesco, MX	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2005	Shippensburg, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2005	Hagerstown 1E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2005	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2005	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2005	San Juan del Rio, MX	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2005	Allende, MX	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2005	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2005	Middleboro, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 years	38 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2005. 2005 had 742 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 50	546
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1