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Weather Records on 21 February 1886

3 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1886. Highest significance: Melbourne Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 21 February 1886

  • On 21 February 1886, 3 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 3 daily.
  • Melbourne Regional Office set a daily record low maximum temperature of 16.4 C (61.5 F) on 21 February 1886.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

3 stations
Weather records on 21 February 1886 3 station records on 21 February 1886 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
3 station records on 21 February 1886 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 February 1886: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.4 C (61.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord daily snowfall14.5 cm (5.7 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3 records
Records on 21 February 1886 by type Records set or tied on 21 February 1886 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 1, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 00111Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 February 1886 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 1, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 21 February 1886 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 21 February 1886 by timescale Records on 21 February 1886 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 3. 0123all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 3all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 February 1886 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 3.
Records on 21 February 1886 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily3

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 February 1886 Margins by which the 2 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 5.0. Ties are not counted. 001110 to 1: 01 to 2: 12 to 3: 03 to 4: 04 to 5: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 5
Margins by which the 2 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 5.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 February 1886
MarginRecords
0 to 10
1 to 21
2 to 30
3 to 40
4 to 51

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1886
Top 3 records on 21 February 1886 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 February 1886Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low max16.4 C (61.5 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1886Toronto, CAdaily snowfall14.5 cm (5.7 in)0.5 cm (0.2 in)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1886Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily rain (Tie)11.2 mm (0.4 in)tie14 years1 of 100 (Routine)

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

1795 to 1886
Records on 02-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1886. 1886 had 3 records. 01,0002,0003,0001795: 11804: 11810: 31814: 31838: 11845: 11846: 21847: 11849: 21850: 11851: 11855: 11856: 11860: 11861: 11862: 21870: 21875: 21876: 11879: 11880: 21881: 11882: 11883: 11884: 11885: 11886: 31888: 21889: 41890: 21891: 11893: 91894: 21895: 21896: 11897: 51898: 141899: 31900: 11901: 111902: 81903: 131904: 121905: 61906: 511907: 181908: 121909: 281910: 261911: 241912: 261913: 291914: 251915: 521916: 821917: 4151918: 801919: 471920: 231921: 961922: 1571923: 401924: 841925: 2091926: 1011927: 1911928: 811929: 4031930: 1,3341931: 1971932: 1591933: 2291934: 4231935: 3001936: 6171937: 6991938: 1811939: 5861940: 1591941: 2241942: 5521943: 4601944: 3131945: 6211946: 1491947: 4581948: 5111949: 8891950: 4921951: 5731952: 3561953: 1,2381954: 9581955: 8571956: 4601957: 7091958: 9931959: 3831960: 4931961: 8311962: 5901963: 1,0221964: 3571965: 2751966: 5741967: 3121968: 1,1771969: 6581970: 5451971: 7871972: 7171973: 7901974: 6341975: 6551976: 8451977: 1,3621978: 1,3821979: 1,2121980: 8371981: 1,6001982: 1,0741983: 6081984: 5181985: 8371986: 1,3411987: 6581988: 6331989: 8661990: 1,9711991: 6801992: 4181993: 1,5401994: 9801995: 1,2671996: 1,7421997: 1,8061998: 1,1001999: 5522000: 8122001: 5832002: 9342003: 1,2532004: 6292005: 8402006: 8012007: 7472008: 1,1312009: 6222010: 1,1562011: 1,3792012: 5402013: 8452014: 8812015: 1,7732016: 1,1512017: 1,8282018: 2,8652019: 1,3262020: 5432021: 8752022: 7332023: 6732024: 6482025: 1,7761795187518961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1886. 1886 had 3 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-21 in each year
YearRecords
17951
18041
18103
18143
18381
18451
18462
18471
18492
18501
18511
18551
18561
18601
18611
18622
18702
18752
18761
18791
18802
18811
18821
18831
18841
18851
18863
18882
18894
18902
18911
18939
18942
18952
18961
18975
189814
18993
19001
190111
19028
190313
190412
19056
190651
190718
190812
190928
191026
191124
191226
191329
191425
191552
191682
1917415
191880
191947
192023
192196
1922157
192340
192484
1925209
1926101
1927191
192881
1929403
19301,334
1931197
1932159
1933229
1934423
1935300
1936617
1937699
1938181
1939586
1940159
1941224
1942552
1943460
1944313
1945621
1946149
1947458
1948511
1949889
1950492
1951573
1952356
19531,238
1954958
1955857
1956460
1957709
1958993
1959383
1960493
1961831
1962590
19631,022
1964357
1965275
1966574
1967312
19681,177
1969658
1970545
1971787
1972717
1973790
1974634
1975655
1976845
19771,362
19781,382
19791,212
1980837
19811,600
19821,074
1983608
1984518
1985837
19861,341
1987658
1988633
1989866
19901,971
1991680
1992418
19931,540
1994980
19951,267
19961,742
19971,806
19981,100
1999552
2000812
2001583
2002934
20031,253
2004629
2005840
2006801
2007747
20081,131
2009622
20101,156
20111,379
2012540
2013845
2014881
20151,773
20161,151
20171,828
20182,865
20191,326
2020543
2021875
2022733
2023673
2024648
20251,776

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).