Weather Records on 21 February 1945

621 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1945. Highest significance: Dartmoor, AU.

Key Facts for 21 February 1945

On 21 February 1945, 621 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 583 daily.
Dartmoor set a monthly record daily precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 21 February 1945.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

621 stations

621 station records on 21 February 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Heywood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barletta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mayfield 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Diapur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tyrendarra (Ellangowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koshkonong	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

621 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 407, Heaviest daily snowfall 108, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 21 February 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	407
Heaviest daily snowfall	108
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 21 February 1945 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 31, daily 583.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

548 broken records

Margins by which the 548 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1945

Top 20 records on 21 February 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1945	Dartmoor, AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1945	Ashland #2, US	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1945	Crete 4ESE, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1945	Table Rock 4N, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	2 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1945	Corning, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1945	Mena, US	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1945	Seymour 1 NNW, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1945	Heywood Post Office, AU	all-time rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1945	Tahlequah, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1945	Ozark, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1945	Perry, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1945	Doniphan, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1945	Farmington, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1945	Table Rock 4N, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1945	Mtn Grove 2 N, US	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1945	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1945	Portland, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1945	Pocahontas 1, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1945	Boone, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1945	Medicine Lodge, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	32 years	49 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1945. 1945 had 621 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	500
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1