Weather Records on 24 February 2017

1,612 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 2017. Highest significance: Lingle 2WSW, US.

Key Facts for 24 February 2017

On 24 February 2017, 1,612 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,017 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 221 monthly and 1,386 daily.
Lingle 2WSW set an all-time record snow depth of 58.4 cm (23.0 in) on 24 February 2017.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 554 records.

Record Map

1,612 stations

1,612 station records on 24 February 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lingle 2WSW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.9 cm (17.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lynch	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Taiyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mission 14 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yingkou	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Haliut	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Holcombe	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Wing	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Neligh	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wales	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,612 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 625, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 392, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 160, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 24 February 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	625
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	392
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	160
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 24 February 2017 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 221, daily 1,386.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,332 broken records

Margins by which the 1,332 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 2017

Top 20 records on 24 February 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 2017	Lingle 2WSW, US	all-time snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 February 2017	Alliance 1WNW, US	all-time snowfall	43.9 cm (17.3 in)	8.3 cm (3.3 in)	119 years	79 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2017	Alliance 1WNW, US	all-time snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	110 years	75 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2017	Winnebago, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	102 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2017	Green Rvr, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	112 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2017	Lynch, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	83 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2017	Mullen 3S, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2017	Green Rvr, US	monthly snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	105 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2017	Greeley, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	103 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2017	Harrison, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	82 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2017	Taiyuan, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2017	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	83 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2017	Mission 14 S, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2017	Alpena Co Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2017	Emmetsburg, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2017	Chugwater, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	108 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2017	Yingkou, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2017	Emmetsburg, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2017	Zumbrota, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2017	Bloomfield, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	82 years	58 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2017. 2017 had 1,612 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	1,240
50 to 100	59
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1