Weather Records on 21 February 1936

617 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1936. Highest significance: Guthrie Ctr, US.

Key Facts for 21 February 1936

On 21 February 1936, 617 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 252 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 592 daily.
Guthrie Ctr set a daily record snow depth of 78.7 cm (31.0 in) on 21 February 1936.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

617 stations

617 station records on 21 February 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tadepalligudem	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vashon Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thule	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	152.0 cm (59.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Machilipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bobadah (Avoca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Mowalba Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tallebung (Vermont Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Annandayle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Woodlands 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	381.0 cm (150.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

617 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 142, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 58.

Records on 21 February 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	142
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	58

Records on 21 February 1936 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 12, daily 592.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

533 broken records

Margins by which the 533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1778.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1936

Top 20 records on 21 February 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1936	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1936	Kothapeta, IN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1936	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1936	Tadepalligudem, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1936	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1936	Hampton, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1936	Keosauqua, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1936	Oskaloosa, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1936	Monmouth, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1936	Holland Wtp, US	daily snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	73.6 cm (29.0 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1936	Barellan Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1936	Nanaimo, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1936	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1936	Yarrabah Comm Council, AU	daily rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1936	Ellerston, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1936	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1936	Mykland, NO	all-time snow depth	138.0 cm (54.3 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1936	Mt Carroll, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1936	Vashon Island, US	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1936	Portland Rfc City, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	63 years	35 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1936. 1936 had 617 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 250	523
250 to 500	6
500 to 750	2
750 to 1000	1
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	0
1500 to 1750	0
1750 to 2000	1