Weather Records on 2 February 1921

118 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1921. Highest significance: Nicosia, CY.

Key Facts for 2 February 1921

On 2 February 1921, 118 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 117 daily.
Nicosia set a monthly record daily precipitation of 84.3 mm (3.3 in) on 2 February 1921.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 551 records.

Record Map

118 stations

118 station records on 2 February 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Expedition Pass Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Remarkable	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie (Valencia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yarran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tullaroop Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lyonville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mundallio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Winnininnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia Sheedy Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kyabram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

118 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1921 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 118.

Records on 2 February 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 February 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 117.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

112 broken records

Margins by which the 112 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 32.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1921

Top 20 records on 2 February 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1921	Nicosia, CY	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1921	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1921	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1921	Riversdale, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1921	Montagu (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1921	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1921	Sarna, SE	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1921	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1921	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1921	Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1921	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1921	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1921	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1921	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1921	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1921	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1921	Port Augusta Post Office, AU	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1921	Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZA	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1921	Stellenbosch (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1921	Expedition Pass Reservoir, AU	daily rain	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	47 years	20 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1921. 1921 had 118 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-02 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1803	2
1805	2
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1851	1
1852	1
1862	2
1866	4
1873	2
1874	1
1877	1
1881	3
1885	2
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1892	6
1893	3
1894	2
1895	6
1896	1
1897	7
1898	7
1899	5
1900	3
1901	3
1902	18
1903	17
1904	8
1905	18
1906	16
1907	10
1908	11
1909	28
1910	6
1911	41
1912	46
1913	28
1914	63
1915	62
1916	26
1917	86
1918	25
1919	26
1920	44
1921	118
1922	84
1923	196
1924	352
1925	125
1926	104
1927	198
1928	197
1929	159
1930	117
1931	267
1932	231
1933	314
1934	681
1935	471
1936	347
1937	158
1938	280
1939	424
1940	534
1941	372
1942	329
1943	194
1944	321
1945	648
1946	296
1947	271
1948	308
1949	425
1950	1,513
1951	1,465
1952	666
1953	480
1954	913
1955	419
1956	1,323
1957	428
1958	231
1959	427
1960	590
1961	972
1962	820
1963	850
1964	223
1965	337
1966	601
1967	826
1968	844
1969	492
1970	800
1971	1,011
1972	630
1973	1,364
1974	1,019
1975	557
1976	1,207
1977	387
1978	738
1979	1,390
1980	757
1981	1,084
1982	866
1983	1,692
1984	309
1985	2,477
1986	1,112
1987	949
1988	1,405
1989	2,587
1990	1,438
1991	869
1992	1,224
1993	851
1994	799
1995	1,222
1996	2,641
1997	551
1998	832
1999	976
2000	625
2001	1,048
2002	1,502
2003	1,561
2004	1,399
2005	1,030
2006	964
2007	1,124
2008	742
2009	478
2010	1,722
2011	2,310
2012	1,122
2013	615
2014	627
2015	837
2016	1,497
2017	386
2018	838
2019	697
2020	1,333
2021	880
2022	568
2023	297
2024	1,161
2025	1,000
2026	775

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	81
5 to 10	13
10 to 15	8
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	3
30 to 35	2