Weather Records on 24 February 2013

705 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 2013. Highest significance: Oberon (Jenolan Caves), AU.

Key Facts for 24 February 2013

On 24 February 2013, 705 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 692 daily.
Oberon (Jenolan Caves) set a daily record precipitation of 124.0 mm (4.9 in) on 24 February 2013.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 560 records.

Record Map

705 stations

705 station records on 24 February 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.6 mm (5.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Captains Flat (Foxlow St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wombeyan Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mittagong (Kia Ora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Berambing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.6 mm (6.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Country Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	258.6 mm (10.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wisemans Ferry (Old Po)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wattamolla (Tamol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tuross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Richlands (Bouverie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jerrabattgulla (Gilston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga (Kiriwin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel (Cottesloe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Faulconbridge (St Georges Cres	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Joadja (Greenwalk)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Araluen Lower (Araluen Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Berowra (Goodwyn Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brayton (Longreach)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lowther Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belowra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lidsdale (Maddox Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale (Cooyong Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Colo Heights (Mountain Pines)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley Unc	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Long Is 1N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brian Pastures	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marrickville Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nerriga (Tolwong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo (Wandella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

705 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 130.

Records on 24 February 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	130

Records on 24 February 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 692.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

566 broken records

Margins by which the 566 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 2013

Top 20 records on 24 February 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 2013	Oberon (Jenolan Caves), AU	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	101 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 February 2013	Katoomba (Murri St), AU	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 February 2013	Snowball, AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	101 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 February 2013	Burrawang (Range Street), AU	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	99.7 mm (3.9 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2013	Bilpin (Fern Grove), AU	daily rain	142.6 mm (5.6 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	105 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2013	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	124 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2013	Beagle Bay, AU	daily rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	90 years	73 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2013	Captains Flat (Foxlow St), AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	86 years	73 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2013	Nelligen (Thule Road), AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	101 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2013	Wombeyan Caves, AU	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2013	Mittagong (Kia Ora), AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	53 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2013	Lithgow (Cooerwull), AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2013	Robertson (Caalong Street), AU	daily rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2013	Songkhla, TH	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2013	Berambing, AU	daily rain	158.6 mm (6.2 in)	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2013	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	118 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2013	Country Downs, AU	monthly rain	258.6 mm (10.2 in)	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2013	Covert, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2013	Wisemans Ferry (Old Po), AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	105 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2013	Wattamolla (Tamol), AU	daily rain	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	143.9 mm (5.7 in)	40 years	56 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2013. 2013 had 705 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	460
50 to 100	70
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1