Weather Records on 21 February 1939

586 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1939. Highest significance: Morgan City, US.

Key Facts for 21 February 1939

On 21 February 1939, 586 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 310 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 581 daily.
Morgan City set a daily record precipitation of 61.7 mm (2.4 in) on 21 February 1939.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

586 stations

586 station records on 21 February 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hajipur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nabinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Patna Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chandauli	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sherghati	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chunar	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jondarayan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zamana	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Daudnagar(Haspur)	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar City Powerhouse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Florence #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Council Grove	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Reno	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Heath Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dinapur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koath	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bikram	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamui	India	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

586 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 229, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 21 February 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	229
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 21 February 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 581.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

482 broken records

Margins by which the 482 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1939

Top 20 records on 21 February 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1939	Morgan City, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1939	Warra Post Office, AU	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1939	Hajipur, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1939	Nabinagar, IN	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1939	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1939	Rainworth, AU	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1939	Patna Obsy, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1939	Chandauli, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1939	Pearl River, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1939	Sherghati, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1939	Pearlington, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1939	Manoharpur, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1939	Chunar, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1939	Eidsvold Post Office, AU	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1939	Jondarayan Station, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1939	Sherbrooke, CA	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1939	Zamana, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1939	Tropic, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1939	Daudnagar(Haspur), IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1939	Southern Pines 2 W, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	26 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1939. 1939 had 586 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 50	476
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1