Weather Records on 20 February 1921

106 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1921. Highest significance: Little Rock St Capitol, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 1921

On 20 February 1921, 106 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 98 daily.
Little Rock St Capitol set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 20 February 1921.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

106 stations

106 station records on 20 February 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	52.8 cm (20.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Bourke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Conoble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Trawalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Marfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rollands Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Waukaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

106 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 77, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 February 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 February 1921 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 5, daily 98.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

98 broken records

Margins by which the 98 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1921

Top 20 records on 20 February 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1921	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1921	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	all-time snowfall	52.8 cm (20.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1921	Washington, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1921	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1921	Somerville 4 NW, US	all-time snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1921	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1921	State College, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1921	Harrisburg - Coop, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1921	Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1921	Quinyambie, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1921	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1921	Hatfield (Clare), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1921	Yarmouth, CA	daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1921	Bindara (Netley), AU	monthly rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1921	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	monthly snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1921	Harrisburg - Coop, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1921	World Trade Ctr, US	daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1921	Port Jervis, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1921	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1921	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	62 years	29 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

1809 to 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1921. 1921 had 106 records.

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

Records on 02-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	2
1810	2
1814	1
1827	2
1834	1
1837	1
1838	2
1845	1
1846	2
1849	2
1850	1
1855	3
1858	2
1860	1
1861	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1892	5
1893	6
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	6
1899	6
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	17
1904	14
1905	8
1906	23
1907	14
1908	28
1909	34
1910	8
1911	13
1912	26
1913	28
1914	15
1915	108
1916	32
1917	186
1918	210
1919	36
1920	39
1921	106
1922	198
1923	49
1924	323
1925	132
1926	83
1927	156
1928	190
1929	629
1930	1,202
1931	163
1932	287
1933	266
1934	490
1935	222
1936	593
1937	602
1938	348
1939	636
1940	247
1941	251
1942	968
1943	454
1944	279
1945	266
1946	146
1947	403
1948	342
1949	656
1950	538
1951	815
1952	551
1953	929
1954	1,067
1955	1,051
1956	453
1957	450
1958	1,025
1959	507
1960	353
1961	475
1962	457
1963	742
1964	340
1965	357
1966	613
1967	414
1968	948
1969	731
1970	312
1971	669
1972	866
1973	587
1974	881
1975	459
1976	484
1977	1,216
1978	1,458
1979	1,185
1980	868
1981	2,080
1982	1,029
1983	636
1984	528
1985	790
1986	1,589
1987	719
1988	695
1989	1,032
1990	2,147
1991	921
1992	446
1993	1,541
1994	1,605
1995	1,427
1996	1,258
1997	1,326
1998	1,104
1999	498
2000	724
2001	485
2002	1,070
2003	771
2004	991
2005	626
2006	1,635
2007	580
2008	847
2009	530
2010	1,096
2011	1,433
2012	514
2013	422
2014	958
2015	2,790
2016	1,090
2017	1,736
2018	2,890
2019	1,630
2020	686
2021	947
2022	592
2023	438
2024	613
2025	1,756
2026	974

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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 50	86
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1