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Weather Records on 21 February 1920

23 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1920. Highest significance: Hopetown (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 21 February 1920

  • On 21 February 1920, 23 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 23 daily.
  • Hopetown (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 21 February 1920.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

23 stations
Weather records on 21 February 1920 23 station records on 21 February 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
23 station records on 21 February 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 February 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Hopetown (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
VenterstadSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
HerschelSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation49.8 mm (2.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PesaroItalyRecord daily precipitation16.9 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-27.2 C (-17.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
IdaSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation40.9 mm (1.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
NewlandsSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation30.2 mm (1.2 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
ConstantineAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
FerraraItalyRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall2.0 cm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly EastSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation39.1 mm (1.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall9.7 cm (3.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high minimum temperature2.4 C (36.3 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
KinchegaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

23 records
Records on 21 February 1920 by type Records set or tied on 21 February 1920 by type: Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 14Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 February 1920 by type: Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 21 February 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall14
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 21 February 1920 by timescale Records on 21 February 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 23. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 23all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 February 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 23.
Records on 21 February 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily23

How Much Records Were Beaten By

21 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 February 1920 Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.1. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 115 to 10: 310 to 15: 415 to 20: 220 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 22.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 February 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 511
5 to 103
10 to 154
15 to 202
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1920
Top 20 records on 21 February 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 February 1920Hopetown (Tnk), ZAdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)25 years25 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1920Sterkstroom (Pol), ZAdaily rain27.7 mm (1.1 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)33 years23 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1920Koffiefontein (Pol), ZAdaily rain36.8 mm (1.4 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)10 years22 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1920Venterstad, ZAdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)14.7 mm (0.6 in)16 years21 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1920Herschel, ZAdaily rain49.8 mm (2.0 in)18.3 mm (0.7 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1920Pesaro, ITdaily rain16.9 mm (0.7 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)45 years19 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1920Woodstock, CAdaily low min-27.2 C (-17.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)34 years18 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1920Ida, ZAdaily rain40.9 mm (1.6 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)8 years18 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1920Philipstown (Tnk), ZAdaily rain32.5 mm (1.3 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)34 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1920Newlands, ZAdaily rain30.2 mm (1.2 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)34 years16 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1920Constantine, DZdaily high min7.0 C (44.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1920Ferrara, ITdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)13 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1920Kenhardt (Pol), ZAdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)10 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1920Philadelphia City, USdaily snowfall2.0 cm (0.8 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1920Cairns Post Office, AUdaily low min20.6 C (69.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)20 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1920Barkly East, ZAdaily rain39.1 mm (1.5 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)8 years12 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1920Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily snowfall9.7 cm (3.8 in)0.8 cm (0.3 in)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1920Syfergat (Sar), ZAdaily rain21.8 mm (0.9 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)10 years8 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1920Innsbruck, ATdaily high min2.4 C (36.3 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)9 years6 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1920Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)4 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 1920
Records on 02-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1920. 1920 had 23 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: 2,8912019: 1,3302020: 5472021: 8792022: 7342023: 6772024: 6482025: 1,7762026: 5521795187518961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1920. 1920 had 23 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
20182,891
20191,330
2020547
2021879
2022734
2023677
2024648
20251,776
2026552

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).