Weather Records on 24 February 2008

1,060 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 2008. Highest significance: Susendal, NO.

Key Facts for 24 February 2008

On 24 February 2008, 1,060 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
625 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 99 monthly and 960 daily.
Susendal set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 24 February 2008.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 558 records.

Record Map

1,060 stations

1,060 station records on 24 February 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sultan Ismail Petra	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abashiri	Japan	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden-Strehlen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sivas	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ameca	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hokitika Aerodrome	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aurland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sapporo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Purisima	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zuni	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Real del Monte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Echeverria	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Landshut	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ajojucar	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atotonilco El Alto	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chumphon	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gridley	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nadi Airport	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pfullendorf	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,060 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 434, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 191, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 24 February 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	434
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	191
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 24 February 2008 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 99, daily 960.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

809 broken records

Margins by which the 809 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 2008

Top 20 records on 24 February 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 2008	Susendal, NO	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2008	Innsbruck, AT	monthly high max	21.0 C (69.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2008	Represa, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2008	Sultan Ismail Petra, MY	monthly rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2008	Vinton, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2008	Vinton, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2008	Everglades, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2008	Portage Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2008	Abashiri, JP	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2008	Trujillo Alto 2 SSW, PR	all-time low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2008	Newton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2008	Dresden-Strehlen, DE	monthly high max	20.8 C (69.4 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2008	Plauen, DE	monthly high max	17.7 C (63.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2008	Sivas, TR	daily low min	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2008	Aspendell, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2008	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	14.6 C (58.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2008	Duaringa Post Office, AU	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2008	Celaya (Smn), MX	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2008	Urjupinsk, RU	daily high min	1.5 C (34.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2008	Aspendell, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	90 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2008. 2008 had 1,060 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2008-02-24: 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 50	768
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2