Weather Records on 21 February 1943

460 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1943. Highest significance: Myklebust I Breim, NO.

Key Facts for 21 February 1943

On 21 February 1943, 460 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
355 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 445 daily.
Myklebust I Breim set a daily record precipitation of 58.0 mm (2.3 in) on 21 February 1943.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

460 stations

460 station records on 21 February 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fogo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record snow depth	520.0 cm (204.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville Morrow Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Viewpoint	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Folsom	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Princetown (Rivernook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

460 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 240, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 21 February 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	240
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 21 February 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 445.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

367 broken records

Margins by which the 367 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 950.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1943

Top 20 records on 21 February 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1943	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1943	Valley of Lagoons, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1943	Cape Sorell, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1943	Drift Sands (Bos), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1943	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1943	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1943	Kapskarmo, NO	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1943	Deloraine (Athol), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1943	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1943	Fogo, CA	daily high max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	65 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1943	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily low max	23.6 C (74.5 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1943	Banff, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1943	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1943	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1943	Gila Bend 2SE, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	46 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1943	Salida, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1943	Zugspitze, DE	daily snow depth	520.0 cm (204.7 in)	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1943	Norddal, NO	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1943	Eureka, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1943	Waiopai Rch 256, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	23 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1943. 1943 had 460 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	366
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1