Weather Records on 21 February 1938

181 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1938. Highest significance: Marree Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 21 February 1938

On 21 February 1938, 181 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 175 daily.
Marree Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 21 February 1938.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

181 stations

181 station records on 21 February 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iola	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Whyalla (Norrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Yanyarrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tulia 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	312.4 cm (123.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manuka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Suolovuopmi	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kynnersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

181 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 21 February 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 21 February 1938 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 175.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

157 broken records

Margins by which the 157 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1600.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1938

Top 20 records on 21 February 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1938	Marree Comparison, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1938	Logan, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1938	Enid, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1938	Chillicothe, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1938	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1938	Albany, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1938	Mount Wedge, AU	all-time rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1938	Dalhart Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1938	Armour, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1938	Iola, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1938	Crosbyton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1938	Haskell, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1938	Whyalla (Norrie), AU	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1938	Carrieton (Yanyarrie), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1938	Lyndhurst Station, AU	all-time rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1938	Coleman, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1938	Gainesville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1938	Ashland, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1938	Aberfoyle, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1938	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1938. 1938 had 181 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 200	154
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1