Weather Records on 21 February 1934

423 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1934. Highest significance: Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 21 February 1934

On 21 February 1934, 423 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 417 daily.
Bustard Head Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 213.1 mm (8.4 in) on 21 February 1934.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

423 stations

423 station records on 21 February 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.1 mm (8.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Playfair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.4 mm (9.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth Falls Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minchinbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sutton Forest (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flat Top Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Brush	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

423 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 68, Heaviest daily rainfall 292, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 21 February 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	68
Heaviest daily rainfall	292
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 21 February 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 417.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

376 broken records

Margins by which the 376 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 196.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1934

Top 20 records on 21 February 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1934	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	213.1 mm (8.4 in)	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1934	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1934	Gladstone Post Office, AU	daily rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1934	Yamburgan, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1934	Mount Playfair, AU	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1934	Burnett Heads Niell St, AU	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1934	Gatcombe Head, AU	daily rain	245.4 mm (9.7 in)	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1934	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1934	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1934	Redford, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1934	Millaquin Sugar, AU	daily rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1934	Howard Post Office, AU	daily rain	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1934	Wien, AT	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1934	Yengarie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1934	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1934	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	108.9 mm (4.3 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1934	Dulacca Truck Stop, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1934	Weilmoringle, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1934	Rosedale Post Office, AU	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1934	Wentworth Falls Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1934. 1934 had 423 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 25	289
25 to 50	53
50 to 75	22
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	7
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1