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Weather Records on 21 February 1898

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1898. Highest significance: Toronto, CA.

Key Facts for 21 February 1898

  • On 21 February 1898, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 13 daily.
  • Toronto set a daily record snowfall of 26.9 cm (10.6 in) on 21 February 1898.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 21 February 1898 14 station records on 21 February 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 21 February 1898 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 February 1898: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
TorontoCanadaRecord daily snowfall26.9 cm (10.6 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord daily precipitation21.4 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.0 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation15.9 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.8 mm (0.35 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
FalunSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.0 mm (0.31 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.7 mm (0.30 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.3 mm (0.25 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 21 February 1898 by type Records set or tied on 21 February 1898 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 13, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 13Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 February 1898 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 13, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 21 February 1898 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall13
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 21 February 1898 by timescale Records on 21 February 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 13. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 13all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 February 1898 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 13.
Records on 21 February 1898 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily13

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 February 1898 Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 20: 1320 to 40: 040 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 February 1898
MarginRecords
0 to 2013
20 to 400
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1401

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1898
Top 14 records on 21 February 1898 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 February 1898Toronto, CAdaily snowfall26.9 cm (10.6 in)12.4 cm (4.9 in)12 years29 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1898Toronto, CAdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)16 years27 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1898Stockholm, SEmonthly rain21.4 mm (0.8 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1898Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily rain10.0 mm (0.4 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1898Vastervik, SEdaily rain15.9 mm (0.6 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1898Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1898Umea, SEdaily rain8.8 mm (0.35 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1898Falun, SEdaily rain8.0 mm (0.31 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)26 years19 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1898Hvar, HRdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)36 years18 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1898Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1898Gavle, SEdaily rain7.7 mm (0.30 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)26 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1898Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain6.3 mm (0.25 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)19 years16 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1898Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)4 years15 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1898Skara 1, SEdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)0 years6 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 1898
Records on 02-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1898. 1898 had 14 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 1898. 1898 had 14 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).