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Weather Records on 21 February 1909

28 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1909. Highest significance: Neilrex (Caigan), AU.

Key Facts for 21 February 1909

  • On 21 February 1909, 28 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 28 daily.
  • Neilrex (Caigan) set a daily record precipitation of 47.5 mm (1.9 in) on 21 February 1909.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

28 stations
Weather records on 21 February 1909 28 station records on 21 February 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
28 station records on 21 February 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 February 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Neilrex (Caigan)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.5 mm (1.9 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.0 mm (1.8 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.6 cm (2.2 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
CalgaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
GoorianawahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal StatioAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
SterlingSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature18.7 C (65.7 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
BoolcarrolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
CradockSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

28 records
Records on 21 February 1909 by type Records set or tied on 21 February 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 21Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 February 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 21 February 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall21
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 21 February 1909 by timescale Records on 21 February 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 February 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28.
Records on 21 February 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

27 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 February 1909 Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2110 to 20: 120 to 30: 330 to 40: 140 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 27 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 February 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 1021
10 to 201
20 to 303
30 to 401
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1909
Top 20 records on 21 February 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 February 1909Neilrex (Caigan), AUdaily rain47.5 mm (1.9 in)36.1 mm (1.4 in)18 years30 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1909Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily rain45.0 mm (1.8 in)23.4 mm (0.9 in)46 years30 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1909Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily high max13.9 C (57.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)60 years27 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1909Winnemucca AP, USdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)18 years25 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1909Clanwilliam (Pol), ZAdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)20.5 mm (0.8 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1909Santa Fe, USdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)52 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1909Tarkastad (Pol), ZAdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)8.3 mm (0.33 in)21 years18 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1909Port Arthur, CAdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1909Port Arthur, CAdaily snowfall5.6 cm (2.2 in)2.8 cm (1.1 in)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1909Calga, AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)18 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1909Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AUdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1909Ladismith (Tnk), ZAdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1909Colesberg (Tnk), ZAdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)19 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1909Tulbagh (Pol), ZAdaily rain4.3 mm (0.17 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)14 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1909Goorianawah, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1909Maitland West, AUdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1909Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AUdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)1 year11 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1909Beaufort West (Met), ZAdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1909Sterling, ZAdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)13 years11 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1909Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min18.7 C (65.7 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)3 years9 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 1909
Records on 02-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1909. 1909 had 28 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 1909. 1909 had 28 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).