Weather Records on 21 February 1948

511 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1948. Highest significance: Moorarie, AU.

Key Facts for 21 February 1948

On 21 February 1948, 511 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 493 daily.
Moorarie set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 21 February 1948.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

511 stations

511 station records on 21 February 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Edjudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Malcolm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beringarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Edgar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Talga Talga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kookynie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rewari	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shahpur	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boolaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Khurja	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gurgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mankayane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Day Dawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sohana	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hedland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Abydos Woodstock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond-Natal (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corunna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaraga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tauru(Uaoru)	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dadahor	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boodarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tambrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elandshoek, Boston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coongan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Byro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Mihi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khol	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nimarana	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sikandarabad	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	83.0 cm (32.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

511 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 346, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 21 February 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	346
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 21 February 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 493.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1900.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1948

Top 20 records on 21 February 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1948	Moorarie, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1948	Edjudina, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1948	Malcolm, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1948	Yarraloola, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1948	Beringarra, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1948	Mount Edgar, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1948	Drain, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1948	Talga Talga, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1948	Millstream, AU	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1948	Kookynie, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1948	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1948	Hamersley, AU	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1948	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1948	Mount Augustus, AU	monthly rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1948	Lichtentanne, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1948	Rewari, IN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1948	Riddle, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1948	Shahpur, IN	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1948	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1948	Boolaloo, AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	43 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1948. 1948 had 511 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 250	469
250 to 500	1
500 to 750	0
750 to 1000	0
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	0
1500 to 1750	0
1750 to 2000	1