Weather Records on 21 February 1921

96 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1921. Highest significance: Poplitah, AU.

Key Facts for 21 February 1921

On 21 February 1921, 96 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 94 daily.
Poplitah set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 21 February 1921.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

96 stations

96 station records on 21 February 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poplitah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tolarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kokkedahl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Springfield 2)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Boondara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Moolbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cannonbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jumping Sand Hill Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ravensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Neba Coonamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Bourke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Madowla Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Torrumbarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

96 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 21 February 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 21 February 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 94.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

88 broken records

Margins by which the 88 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1921

Top 20 records on 21 February 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1921	Poplitah, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1921	Marfield, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1921	Broken Hill (Glen Lyon), AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1921	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1921	Milparinka Hotel, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1921	Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1921	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1921	Sydney, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1921	Digby, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1921	Tolarno, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1921	Kinchega, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1921	Kokkedahl, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1921	Ivanhoe Post Office, AU	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1921	Donors Hill Station, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1921	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1921	Redhill, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1921	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1921	Narridy Post Office, AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1921	Cobar (Springfield 2), AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1921	Mossgiel (Boondara), AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 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 96 records.

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

Records on 02-21 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1804	1
1810	3
1814	3
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1847	1
1849	2
1850	1
1851	1
1855	1
1856	1
1860	1
1861	1
1862	2
1870	2
1875	2
1876	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	4
1890	2
1891	1
1893	9
1894	2
1895	2
1896	1
1897	5
1898	14
1899	3
1900	1
1901	11
1902	8
1903	13
1904	12
1905	6
1906	51
1907	18
1908	12
1909	28
1910	26
1911	24
1912	26
1913	29
1914	25
1915	52
1916	82
1917	415
1918	80
1919	47
1920	23
1921	96
1922	157
1923	40
1924	84
1925	209
1926	101
1927	191
1928	81
1929	403
1930	1,334
1931	197
1932	159
1933	229
1934	423
1935	300
1936	617
1937	699
1938	181
1939	586
1940	159
1941	224
1942	552
1943	460
1944	313
1945	621
1946	149
1947	458
1948	511
1949	889
1950	492
1951	573
1952	356
1953	1,238
1954	958
1955	857
1956	460
1957	709
1958	993
1959	383
1960	493
1961	831
1962	590
1963	1,022
1964	357
1965	275
1966	574
1967	312
1968	1,177
1969	658
1970	545
1971	787
1972	717
1973	790
1974	634
1975	655
1976	845
1977	1,362
1978	1,382
1979	1,212
1980	837
1981	1,600
1982	1,074
1983	608
1984	518
1985	837
1986	1,341
1987	658
1988	633
1989	866
1990	1,971
1991	680
1992	418
1993	1,540
1994	980
1995	1,267
1996	1,742
1997	1,806
1998	1,100
1999	552
2000	812
2001	583
2002	934
2003	1,253
2004	629
2005	840
2006	801
2007	747
2008	1,131
2009	622
2010	1,156
2011	1,379
2012	540
2013	845
2014	881
2015	1,773
2016	1,151
2017	1,828
2018	2,891
2019	1,330
2020	547
2021	878
2022	734
2023	677
2024	647
2025	1,776
2026	552

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	73
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1