Weather Records on 24 February 2015

1,963 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 2015. Highest significance: Sirte, LY.

Key Facts for 24 February 2015

On 24 February 2015, 1,963 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 1,281 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 1,940 daily.
Sirte set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 24 February 2015.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 552 records.

Record Map

1,963 stations

1,963 station records on 24 February 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sirte	Libya	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Machias	United States	Record snow depth	162.6 cm (64.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Man	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lexington	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ratcliff	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hovenweep Nm	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,963 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 764, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 517, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 102, Deepest snow cover 273.

Records on 24 February 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	764
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	517
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	102
Deepest snow cover	273

Records on 24 February 2015 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 1,940.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,735 broken records

Margins by which the 1,735 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 737.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 2015

Top 20 records on 24 February 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 2015	Sirte, LY	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2015	Machias, US	daily snow depth	162.6 cm (64.0 in)	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2015	Pogranichnoe, RU	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2015	Man, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2015	Lexington, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	108 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2015	Marlinton, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2015	E Wareham, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2015	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2015	Ratcliff, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2015	Conway, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2015	Saltville 1N, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2015	Palestine, US	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	114 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2015	Pana, US	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2015	Melrose 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2015	Trenton Falls, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2015	Hiram, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2015	Waverly, US	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2015	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	125 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2015	Higgins, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2015	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	100 years	50 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2015. 2015 had 1,963 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 2015-02-24: 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	1,654
100 to 200	54
200 to 300	12
300 to 400	9
400 to 500	4
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	2