Weather Records on 21 February 1935

300 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1935. Highest significance: Beaudesert Cryna, AU.

Key Facts for 21 February 1935

On 21 February 1935, 300 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 284 daily.
Beaudesert Cryna set a daily record precipitation of 102.1 mm (4.0 in) on 21 February 1935.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

300 stations

300 station records on 21 February 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oxley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dimapur	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

300 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 39, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 21 February 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	39
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 21 February 1935 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 284.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

247 broken records

Margins by which the 247 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1935

Top 20 records on 21 February 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1935	Beaudesert Cryna, AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1935	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily low min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1935	Taringa, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1935	Pelee Island, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1935	Karasjok, NO	all-time snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1935	Gleichen, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1935	Lowood Don St, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1935	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high min	6.8 C (44.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	54 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1935	Waren, DE	monthly high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1935	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1935	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	52 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1935	Kristianstad, SE	daily high min	6.0 C (42.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1935	Burlington, US	monthly high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1935	Westcliffe, US	monthly high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1935	Vestervig, DK	daily high min	4.9 C (40.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1935	Bezenchuk, RU	monthly high max	3.2 C (37.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1935	Holly, US	monthly high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1935	Graceville Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1935	Plauen, DE	daily high max	12.7 C (54.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	50 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1935	Chemnitz, DE	daily high min	6.2 C (43.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	37 years	21 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1935. 1935 had 300 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	237
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2