Weather Records on 4 February 1921

41 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1921. Highest significance: Kremsmuenster, AT.

Key Facts for 4 February 1921

On 4 February 1921, 41 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 38 daily.
Kremsmuenster set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 4 February 1921.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 540 records.

Record Map

41 stations

41 station records on 4 February 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

41 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 22, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 4 February 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	22
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 February 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 38.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

30 broken records

Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1921

Top 20 records on 4 February 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1921	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1921	Steinkopf (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1921	St Albans, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1921	Indian Head Cda, CA	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1921	St Albans, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1921	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1921	Indian Head Cda, CA	monthly rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1921	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1921	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1921	Tallangatta (Bullioh), AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1921	Lakefield, CA	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1921	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1921	Biskra, DZ	daily high max	23.0 C (73.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	39 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1921	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	3 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1921	Port Arthur, CA	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1921	Port Arthur, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	1.6 cm (0.6 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1921	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	14 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1921	Escanaba, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	6 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1921	Hillgrove (Hillview), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1921	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	20 years	13 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 41 records.

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

Records on 02-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	2
1826	2
1827	2
1828	2
1829	1
1830	2
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	2
1862	2
1869	3
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1882	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1897	2
1898	6
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	17
1904	4
1905	8
1906	8
1907	11
1908	23
1909	33
1910	13
1911	81
1912	83
1913	39
1914	31
1915	20
1916	25
1917	123
1918	80
1919	57
1920	76
1921	41
1922	86
1923	76
1924	276
1925	257
1926	149
1927	537
1928	547
1929	87
1930	316
1931	176
1932	329
1933	162
1934	200
1935	253
1936	497
1937	190
1938	481
1939	179
1940	339
1941	288
1942	378
1943	417
1944	244
1945	336
1946	506
1947	573
1948	585
1949	439
1950	502
1951	391
1952	751
1953	546
1954	853
1955	968
1956	713
1957	620
1958	393
1959	448
1960	421
1961	648
1962	968
1963	1,348
1964	608
1965	461
1966	573
1967	432
1968	298
1969	399
1970	1,195
1971	989
1972	666
1973	616
1974	368
1975	667
1976	672
1977	448
1978	594
1979	1,477
1980	591
1981	566
1982	1,812
1983	787
1984	588
1985	1,865
1986	1,550
1987	472
1988	1,006
1989	3,693
1990	1,546
1991	1,773
1992	952
1993	1,032
1994	597
1995	1,012
1996	3,525
1997	1,270
1998	1,331
1999	1,055
2000	531
2001	1,323
2002	1,232
2003	703
2004	1,431
2005	1,610
2006	633
2007	1,254
2008	1,331
2009	610
2010	1,384
2011	1,913
2012	1,748
2013	398
2014	530
2015	786
2016	1,023
2017	603
2018	1,241
2019	1,435
2020	1,198
2021	644
2022	954
2023	418
2024	911
2025	1,846
2026	782

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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	14
5 to 10	5
10 to 15	7
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1