Weather Records on 21 February 1923
40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1923. Highest significance: Vanersborg, SE.
Key Facts for 21 February 1923
- On 21 February 1923, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 11 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 40 daily.
- Vanersborg set a daily record low maximum temperature of -11.0 C (12.2 F) on 21 February 1923.
- Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.
Record Map
40 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanersborg | Sweden | Record low maximum temperature | -11.0 C (12.2 F) | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sable Island | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 30.5 cm (12.0 in) | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| Vanersborg | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -20.0 C (-4.0 F) | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| Oktjabrskij-Gorodok | Russia | Record daily precipitation | 10.0 mm (0.4 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Agricultural College | United States | Record daily precipitation | 17.8 mm (0.7 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hewitt | United States | Record daily precipitation | 20.1 mm (0.8 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wrixum/Fohr | Germany | Record low maximum temperature | -3.0 C (26.6 F) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Vastervik | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -18.6 C (-1.5 F) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Austin #2 | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 13.9 C (57.0 F) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Wrixum/Fohr | Germany | Record low minimum temperature | -5.8 C (21.6 F) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kristianstad | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -14.0 C (6.8 F) | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| Halmstad | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -14.0 C (6.8 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Jonkoping | Sweden | Record low maximum temperature | -5.0 C (23.0 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Jonkoping | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -17.0 C (1.4 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Redding Fire STN 2 | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 23.9 C (75.0 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ukiah | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 22.2 C (72.0 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ulricehamn | Sweden | Record low minimum temperature | -13.0 C (8.6 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Husum | Germany | Record low minimum temperature | -8.5 C (16.7 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Banff | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 6.1 C (43.0 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bremen-Seefahrtschule | Germany | Record low maximum temperature | -3.6 C (25.5 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Husum | Germany | Record low maximum temperature | -2.9 C (26.8 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Santa Barbara | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 10.6 C (51.1 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Lake Mills Wwtp | United States | Record low minimum temperature | -23.3 C (-9.9 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Fairview Outstation | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 39.4 mm (1.6 in) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Lubeck-Werft | Germany | Record low maximum temperature | -2.3 C (27.9 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nevada City | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 21.7 C (71.1 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Portland | United States | Record snow depth | 104.1 cm (41.0 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ashland | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 18.9 C (66.0 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| El Paso | United States | Record daily precipitation | 2.3 mm (0.09 in) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Adelaide West Terrace | Australia | Record high maximum temperature | 40.7 C (105.3 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sable Island | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 30.5 mm (1.2 in) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Agricultural College | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 8.3 C (46.9 F) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Butterworth (Tnk) | South Africa | Record daily precipitation | 14.2 mm (0.6 in) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bourke Post Office | Australia | Record high minimum temperature | 27.2 C (81.0 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Jakutsk | Russia | Record low minimum temperature | -49.4 C (-56.9 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kristianstad | Sweden | Record low maximum temperature | -2.0 C (28.4 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Schwerin | Germany | Record low maximum temperature | -4.5 C (23.9 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Grants Pass | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 21.1 C (70.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Woodstock | United States | Record low minimum temperature | -25.0 C (-13.0 F) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kon-Kolodez | Russia | Record daily precipitation | 1.7 mm (0.07 in) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
40 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 8 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 8 |
| Highest daily minimum | 3 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 11 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 8 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 1 |
| Deepest snow cover | 1 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 0 |
| daily | 40 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
34 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 20 | 32 |
| 20 to 40 | 0 |
| 40 to 60 | 0 |
| 60 to 80 | 0 |
| 80 to 100 | 0 |
| 100 to 120 | 1 |
| 120 to 140 | 0 |
| 140 to 160 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
21 February 1923| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 February 1923 | Vanersborg, SE | daily low max | -11.0 C (12.2 F) | 5.0 C (9.0 F) | 29 years | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 February 1923 | Sable Island, CA | daily snowfall | 30.5 cm (12.0 in) | 10.2 cm (4.0 in) | 12 years | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 February 1923 | Vanersborg, SE | daily low min | -20.0 C (-4.0 F) | 3.8 C (6.8 F) | 37 years | 21 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 February 1923 | Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU | daily rain | 10.0 mm (0.4 in) | 5.0 mm (0.20 in) | 8 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 February 1923 | Agricultural College, US | daily rain | 17.8 mm (0.7 in) | 13.2 mm (0.5 in) | 7 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 February 1923 | Hewitt, US | daily rain | 20.1 mm (0.8 in) | 10.4 mm (0.4 in) | 36 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 February 1923 | Wrixum/Fohr, DE | daily low max | -3.0 C (26.6 F) | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 34 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 February 1923 | Vastervik, SE | daily low min | -18.6 C (-1.5 F) | 2.6 C (4.7 F) | 37 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 February 1923 | Austin #2, US | daily high max | 13.9 C (57.0 F) | 3.9 C (7.0 F) | 33 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 February 1923 | Wrixum/Fohr, DE | daily low min | -5.8 C (21.6 F) | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 32 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 February 1923 | Kristianstad, SE | daily low min | -14.0 C (6.8 F) | 1.0 C (1.8 F) | 37 years | 17 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 February 1923 | Halmstad, SE | daily low min | -14.0 C (6.8 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 37 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 February 1923 | Jonkoping, SE | daily low max | -5.0 C (23.0 F) | 1.0 C (1.8 F) | 34 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 February 1923 | Jonkoping, SE | daily low min | -17.0 C (1.4 F) | 1.0 C (1.8 F) | 37 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 February 1923 | Redding Fire STN 2, US | daily high max | 23.9 C (75.0 F) | 2.8 C (5.0 F) | 23 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 February 1923 | Ukiah, US | daily high max | 22.2 C (72.0 F) | 2.2 C (4.0 F) | 26 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 February 1923 | Ulricehamn, SE | daily low min | -13.0 C (8.6 F) | 2.0 C (3.6 F) | 29 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 February 1923 | Husum, DE | daily low min | -8.5 C (16.7 F) | 1.8 C (3.2 F) | 20 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 February 1923 | Banff, CA | daily high max | 6.1 C (43.0 F) | 0.5 C (0.9 F) | 30 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 February 1923 | Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE | daily low max | -3.6 C (25.5 F) | 1.6 C (2.9 F) | 21 years | 12 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 1923Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
| 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 . Last revised (2026-10-12).