Weather Records on 23 February 1921

74 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 1921. Highest significance: Koomooloo, AU.

Key Facts for 23 February 1921

On 23 February 1921, 74 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 73 daily.
Koomooloo set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 23 February 1921.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 556 records.

Record Map

74 stations

74 station records on 23 February 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Koomooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Kars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stuarts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Netley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wantiool (Caithness)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Renmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tolarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Euston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Canoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boola Boolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Toogimbie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wargam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rupanyup (Lallat Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Victoria (Cal-Lal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Mundallio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

74 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 49, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 23 February 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	49
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 February 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 73.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

61 broken records

Margins by which the 61 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 1921

Top 20 records on 23 February 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 1921	Koomooloo, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1921	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 1921	Bindara (Netley), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1921	Oxford, GB	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	52 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1921	Stuarts Creek, AU	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1921	Netley, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1921	Wantiool (Caithness), AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1921	Prince Albert, CA	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1921	Prince Albert, CA	daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1921	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1921	Kinchega, AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1921	Charlotte Waters, AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1921	Arrowie, AU	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1921	Renmark, AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1921	Gum Lake (Albemarle), AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1921	Wilcannia (Billilla), AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1921	Tolarno, AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1921	Euston Post Office, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1921	Streaky Bay, AU	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 1921	Port Augusta West, AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	9 years	17 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 74 records.

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

Records on 02-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1802	2
1804	2
1810	1
1814	4
1815	1
1839	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1855	1
1867	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	3
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	5
1889	2
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	1
1897	1
1898	8
1899	1
1900	5
1901	9
1902	3
1903	17
1904	13
1905	12
1906	21
1907	31
1908	19
1909	27
1910	35
1911	23
1912	46
1913	11
1914	37
1915	58
1916	80
1917	100
1918	31
1919	49
1920	44
1921	74
1922	158
1923	42
1924	156
1925	264
1926	63
1927	298
1928	199
1929	179
1930	690
1931	209
1932	318
1933	321
1934	725
1935	214
1936	430
1937	172
1938	224
1939	616
1940	274
1941	362
1942	355
1943	518
1944	430
1945	335
1946	346
1947	718
1948	450
1949	406
1950	517
1951	397
1952	414
1953	450
1954	654
1955	880
1956	599
1957	807
1958	958
1959	357
1960	802
1961	677
1962	659
1963	1,003
1964	594
1965	640
1966	614
1967	689
1968	1,038
1969	1,010
1970	422
1971	741
1972	843
1973	353
1974	562
1975	1,764
1976	737
1977	1,274
1978	1,263
1979	1,374
1980	520
1981	1,234
1982	972
1983	790
1984	942
1985	1,913
1986	955
1987	916
1988	412
1989	1,413
1990	2,157
1991	712
1992	760
1993	1,477
1994	1,452
1995	1,011
1996	1,603
1997	989
1998	1,401
1999	773
2000	1,701
2001	956
2002	1,228
2003	1,326
2004	802
2005	702
2006	581
2007	883
2008	914
2009	858
2010	1,440
2011	829
2012	770
2013	792
2014	502
2015	1,830
2016	660
2017	1,946
2018	1,728
2019	1,246
2020	794
2021	929
2022	2,595
2023	2,768
2024	373
2025	984
2026	951

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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	36
5 to 10	10
10 to 15	7
15 to 20	2
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	2
30 to 35	2
35 to 40	1