Weather Records on 21 February 1932

159 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1932. Highest significance: Selbu-Stubbe, NO.

Key Facts for 21 February 1932

On 21 February 1932, 159 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 156 daily.
Selbu-Stubbe set a daily record precipitation of 33.8 mm (1.3 in) on 21 February 1932.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

159 stations

159 station records on 21 February 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dodballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coringa(Corinza)	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Devanhalli	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadrachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haskote	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Harrai	India	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

159 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 94, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 21 February 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	94
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 21 February 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 156.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

135 broken records

Margins by which the 135 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 965.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1932

Top 20 records on 21 February 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1932	Selbu-Stubbe, NO	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1932	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1932	Ruston la Tech, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1932	Dodballapur, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1932	Thomasville, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1932	Yazoo City, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1932	Coringa(Corinza), IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1932	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1932	Monroe #2, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1932	Louisville, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1932	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1932	Brenham, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1932	Alexandria, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1932	Prattville, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1932	Pointe Riche, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1932	Nelamangala, IN	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1932	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1932	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1932	Talladega, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1932	Yates Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	28 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1932. 1932 had 159 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 2026-10-15 (15 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 200	132
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1