Weather Records on 21 February 1924

84 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1924. Highest significance: Lowville, US.

Key Facts for 21 February 1924

On 21 February 1924, 84 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 84 daily.
Lowville set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 21 February 1924.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

84 stations

84 station records on 21 February 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talyealye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Koomooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Booroondara Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tolmie (Langley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

84 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 21 February 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 21 February 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 84.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

70 broken records

Margins by which the 70 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1924

Top 20 records on 21 February 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1924	Lowville, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1924	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1924	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1924	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1924	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1924	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1924	Moose Factory, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	43 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1924	Gotska Sandon, SE	daily rain	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1924	Tallinn, EE	daily rain	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1924	Tartu, EE	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1924	Talyealye, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1924	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1924	Beech Forest, AU	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1924	Moose Factory, CA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1924	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1924	Parnu, EE	daily rain	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1924	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1924	Westboro, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1924	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1924	Ottawa, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	39 years	19 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1924. 1924 had 84 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	47
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1