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Weather Records on 21 February 1912

26 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1912. Highest significance: Toledo Blade, US.

Key Facts for 21 February 1912

  • On 21 February 1912, 26 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 26 daily.
  • Toledo Blade set a daily record precipitation of 43.9 mm (1.7 in) on 21 February 1912.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

26 stations
Weather records on 21 February 1912 26 station records on 21 February 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
26 station records on 21 February 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 February 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation43.9 mm (1.7 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily snowfall24.9 cm (9.8 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall2.3 cm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-43.0 C (-45.4 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
AthensUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation38.6 mm (1.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Stuarts CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord daily snowfall16.5 cm (6.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
AstrakanRussiaRecord daily precipitation6.3 mm (0.25 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature4.2 C (39.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-34.0 C (-29.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature13.1 C (55.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsons MountAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-38.0 C (-36.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-18.5 C (-1.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky BayAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.5 C (41.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)GermanyRecord daily precipitation3.9 mm (0.15 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

26 records
Records on 21 February 1912 by type Records set or tied on 21 February 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 5. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 5Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 February 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.
Records on 21 February 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall5
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 21 February 1912 by timescale Records on 21 February 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 26. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 26all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 February 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 26.
Records on 21 February 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily26

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 February 1912 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 20: 1720 to 40: 540 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 February 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 2017
20 to 405
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1912
Top 20 records on 21 February 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 February 1912Toledo Blade, USdaily rain43.9 mm (1.7 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)37 years50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1912Port Stanley, CAdaily snowfall24.9 cm (9.8 in)9.2 cm (3.6 in)13 years26 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1912Port Stanley, CAdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)13 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1912Buffalo, USdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1912Gravenhurst, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)35 years19 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1912Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily snowfall2.3 cm (0.9 in)2.3 cm (0.9 in)35 years19 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1912Karesuando, SEdaily low min-43.0 C (-45.4 F)9.5 C (17.1 F)19 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1912Athens, USdaily rain38.6 mm (1.5 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)38 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1912Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)10 years15 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1912Stuarts Creek, AUdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1912Barrie, CAdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)13 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1912Barrie, CAdaily snowfall16.5 cm (6.5 in)3.3 cm (1.3 in)13 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1912Astrakan, RUdaily rain6.3 mm (0.25 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)0 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1912Windsor Riverside, CAdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)2.8 cm (1.1 in)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1912Magdeburg, DEdaily high min4.2 C (39.6 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1912Pitea, SEdaily low min-34.0 C (-29.2 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1912Cet Central England, GBdaily high max13.1 C (55.6 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1912Windsor Riverside, CAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)13 years11 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1912Robertsons Mount, AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1912Haparanda, SEdaily low min-38.0 C (-36.4 F)7.0 C (12.6 F)0 years10 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 1912
Records on 02-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1912. 1912 had 26 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 1912. 1912 had 26 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).