Weather Records on 21 February 1922

157 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1922. Highest significance: Frances, AU.

Key Facts for 21 February 1922

On 21 February 1922, 157 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 152 daily.
Frances set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 21 February 1922.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

157 stations

157 station records on 21 February 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gobarralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madowla Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wantiool (Caithness)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brae Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kongal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rollands Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Argoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bulla Bulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Prickley Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Shearleys Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Wirchilleba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fernhill 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gunbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Merungle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

157 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 21 February 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 February 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 152.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

144 broken records

Margins by which the 144 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 69.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1922

Top 20 records on 21 February 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1922	Frances, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1922	Lorne Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1922	Gobarralong, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1922	Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1922	Madison Wb City, US	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1922	Berrybank, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1922	Beenak, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1922	Coldwater, CA	monthly snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	21 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1922	Enngonia (Belalie), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1922	Madowla Park, AU	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1922	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1922	Adelong Post Office, AU	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1922	Wantiool (Caithness), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1922	Maytown, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1922	Coldwater, CA	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1922	Brae Springs, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1922	Kongal, AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1922	Southampton, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1922	Wantabadgery, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1922	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	41 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 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1922. 1922 had 157 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	879
2022	734
2023	677
2024	648
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	118
10 to 20	14
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1