Weather Records on 24 February 2018

1,356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 2018. Highest significance: Houston, US.

Key Facts for 24 February 2018

On 24 February 2018, 1,356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
462 were record highs and 526 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 1,289 daily.
Houston set a daily record precipitation of 73.2 mm (2.9 in) on 24 February 2018.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 556 records.

Record Map

1,356 stations

1,356 station records on 24 February 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Colstrip	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Emblem	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bud 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell (Gundowringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Licking 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Reykjavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Birralee Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wunburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waubay Natl Wild Life	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meander	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley (Siding)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Highland	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Central Kerry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hardin	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seventeen Seventy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,356 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 230, Highest daily minimum 283, Lowest daily minimum 296, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 60.

Records on 24 February 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	230
Highest daily minimum	283
Lowest daily minimum	296
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	60

Records on 24 February 2018 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 63, daily 1,289.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,095 broken records

Margins by which the 1,095 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 February 2018

Top 20 records on 24 February 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 2018	Houston, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	96 years	76 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2018	Colstrip, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	82 years	73 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2018	Harrisville Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	108 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2018	Manly Railway Station, AU	daily rain	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	111 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2018	Healdton 3 E, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	110 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2018	Gaoua, BF	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2018	Alderley, AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2018	De Soto, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2018	Emblem, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2018	Tabora Airport, TZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2018	Green Mountains, AU	daily rain	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2018	Red Bud 2 S, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2018	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2018	Ardmore, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2018	Crookwell (Gundowringa), AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2018	Buffalo 2N, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2018	Licking 4N, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2018	Reykjavik, IS	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2018	Mtn Grove 2 N, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	111 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2018	Salem, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2018. 2018 had 1,356 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 2018-02-24: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 February 2018
Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,070
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1