Weather Records on 21 February 1950

492 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1950. Highest significance: Perundurai, IN.

Key Facts for 21 February 1950

On 21 February 1950, 492 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 475 daily.
Perundurai set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 21 February 1950.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

492 stations

492 station records on 21 February 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Perundurai	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sankari	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tarikere	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warora	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bhavani	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chengam	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gobichettipalaya	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchengode	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nizamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Umrer	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dimapur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sultan Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Niwas	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bagewadi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mandla	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Ridges	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hungund	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brahmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perumbalur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ambagarh Chowki	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

492 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 21 February 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 21 February 1950 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 475.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

423 broken records

Margins by which the 423 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1950

Top 20 records on 21 February 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1950	Perundurai, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1950	Sankari, IN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1950	Sendamangalam, IN	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1950	Karur, IN	monthly rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1950	Tarikere, IN	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1950	Haveri, IN	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1950	Aravakurichi, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1950	Warora, IN	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1950	Hirekerur, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1950	Erode, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1950	Bhavani, IN	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1950	Chengam, IN	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1950	Dindigul, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1950	Mt Carmel 4 NW, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1950	Indian Lake 2SW, US	all-time low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1950	Iguape, BR	daily rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1950	Gobichettipalaya, IN	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1950	Tiruchengode, IN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1950	Ottapidaram, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1950	Salem, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	38 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1950. 1950 had 492 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	416
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1