Weather Records on 21 February 1949

889 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1949. Highest significance: Walma, AU.

Key Facts for 21 February 1949

On 21 February 1949, 889 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 865 daily.
Walma set a daily record precipitation of 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 21 February 1949.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

889 stations

889 station records on 21 February 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Glen Innes Gasworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Owens Gap (T.O.K.)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Toolleen (Ryan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tilba Tilba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burren Junction (Hastings Stre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Byrock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Forked Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Emby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Highlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Sandy Camp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (Pendennis)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nappa Merrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Black Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Cranbourne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Longlea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goornong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lexton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

889 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 692, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 21 February 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	692
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 21 February 1949 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 20, daily 865.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

839 broken records

Margins by which the 839 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1949

Top 20 records on 21 February 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1949	Walma, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1949	Glen Innes Gasworks, AU	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1949	Coonamble Comparison, AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1949	Wingen (Murrulla), AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1949	Red Range (Victoria St), AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1949	Millers Creek, AU	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1949	Tangley, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1949	Owens Gap (T.O.K.), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1949	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1949	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1949	Cassilis (Dalkeith), AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1949	Toolleen (Ryan), AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1949	Tilba Tilba, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1949	Burren Junction (Hastings Stre, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1949	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1949	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1949	Innamincka Station, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1949	Byrock Post Office, AU	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1949	Louth (Bloxham Street), AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1949	Forked Mountain, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	50 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1949. 1949 had 889 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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Data for records on 1949-02-21: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 100	826
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1