Weather Records on 15 February 1921

99 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 1921. Highest significance: De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA.

Key Facts for 15 February 1921

On 15 February 1921, 99 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 88 daily.
De Vlei "de Kruis" set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 15 February 1921.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

99 stations

99 station records on 15 February 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goolgumbla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

99 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 48, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 15 February 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 February 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 88.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

94 broken records

Margins by which the 94 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 1921

Top 20 records on 15 February 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 1921	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1921	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1921	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1921	Prince Albert, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1921	Battleford, CA	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1921	Battleford, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1921	Brandon Cda, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1921	Kendrew Estates, ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1921	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1921	Milwaukee Wb City, US	monthly high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1921	Dubuque River, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1921	Minneapolis Wb Dwtn, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1921	Pine Bluff, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1921	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1921	Husum, DE	daily rain	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1921	Goldberg, DE	daily rain	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1921	Muncheberg, DE	daily rain	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1921	Gorlitz, DE	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1921	Wittenberg, DE	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1921	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily rain	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	38 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

1794 to 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1921. 1921 had 99 records.

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

Records on 02-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1799	1
1803	1
1806	1
1828	1
1829	1
1830	2
1838	1
1849	1
1855	3
1856	3
1858	3
1859	1
1865	2
1867	3
1869	2
1870	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	5
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1882	4
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	2
1897	2
1898	11
1899	7
1900	8
1901	9
1902	2
1903	25
1904	14
1905	16
1906	4
1907	22
1908	50
1909	16
1910	4
1911	33
1912	12
1913	163
1914	82
1915	47
1916	60
1917	82
1918	57
1919	46
1920	29
1921	99
1922	36
1923	68
1924	204
1925	102
1926	61
1927	112
1928	359
1929	286
1930	130
1931	189
1932	230
1933	108
1934	198
1935	523
1936	1,058
1937	219
1938	429
1939	495
1940	230
1941	109
1942	461
1943	1,126
1944	314
1945	700
1946	306
1947	613
1948	376
1949	1,255
1950	489
1951	380
1952	186
1953	385
1954	1,850
1955	722
1956	710
1957	444
1958	714
1959	541
1960	555
1961	480
1962	718
1963	270
1964	405
1965	305
1966	467
1967	632
1968	321
1969	844
1970	589
1971	551
1972	444
1973	531
1974	375
1975	587
1976	754
1977	544
1978	1,271
1979	1,599
1980	1,007
1981	1,111
1982	1,014
1983	574
1984	928
1985	866
1986	1,273
1987	882
1988	481
1989	1,765
1990	2,706
1991	1,120
1992	887
1993	1,327
1994	676
1995	1,916
1996	955
1997	1,030
1998	1,483
1999	913
2000	962
2001	1,224
2002	525
2003	1,029
2004	1,093
2005	695
2006	872
2007	2,115
2008	491
2009	910
2010	1,424
2011	861
2012	562
2013	257
2014	1,549
2015	1,173
2016	1,209
2017	575
2018	754
2019	979
2020	583
2021	3,289
2022	468
2023	1,064
2024	967
2025	506
2026	690

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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 20	86
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1