Weather Records on 21 February 1937

699 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1937. Highest significance: Mt Clemens Ang Base, US.

Key Facts for 21 February 1937

On 21 February 1937, 699 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 670 daily.
Mt Clemens Ang Base set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 21 February 1937.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

699 stations

699 station records on 21 February 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lalitpur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ovando	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Azamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mifflintown	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Menasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tirrengower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ferozepur Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ringtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Azimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chatarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Katangi	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kirnur Nam	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

699 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 482, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 21 February 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	482
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 21 February 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 670.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

631 broken records

Margins by which the 631 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1118.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1937

Top 20 records on 21 February 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1937	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1937	Pine River 3 NE, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1937	Port Arthur, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1937	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1937	Lalitpur, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1937	Ishpeming, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1937	New London, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1937	Ovando, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1937	Nurpur, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1937	Grand River Lock, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1937	Escanaba, US	monthly rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1937	Azamgarh, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1937	Ishpeming, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1937	Merrill, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1937	Oconto 4 W, US	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1937	Mifflintown, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1937	Menasha, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1937	Viroqua, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1937	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1937	Antigo, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	47 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1937. 1937 had 699 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	624
200 to 400	5
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1