Weather Records on 21 February 1952

356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1952. Highest significance: Edgeley 3WNW, US.

Key Facts for 21 February 1952

On 21 February 1952, 356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 351 daily.
Edgeley 3WNW set a daily record snow depth of 68.6 cm (27.0 in) on 21 February 1952.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

356 stations

356 station records on 21 February 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kayatnur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Koup (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	188.0 cm (74.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record snow depth	83.0 cm (32.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klaarstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hartebeesthoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Papanasam	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kodavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jalesar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Witbankfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Merlin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kirnur Nam	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mahul Pnulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchendur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tea Tree Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

356 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 171, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 21 February 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 21 February 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 351.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

302 broken records

Margins by which the 302 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1952

Top 20 records on 21 February 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1952	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1952	Okhimath, IN	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1952	Kayatnur, IN	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1952	Koup (Sar), ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1952	Kareepan, ZA	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1952	McCall, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1952	Karambakkudi, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1952	Altastenberg, DE	daily snow depth	188.0 cm (74.0 in)	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1952	Rupert 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1952	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1952	Tiruvaiyaru, IN	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1952	Astoria, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1952	Steigen, NO	daily snow depth	83.0 cm (32.7 in)	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1952	Klaarstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1952	Biscotasing, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1952	Ariyalur, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1952	Joseph, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1952	Chingleput, IN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1952	Tiruppathur, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1952	Hartebeesthoek, ZA	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	32 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1952. 1952 had 356 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 100	289
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	2