Weather Records on 21 February 1955

857 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1955. Highest significance: Korsakov, RU.

Key Facts for 21 February 1955

On 21 February 1955, 857 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 468 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 836 daily.
Korsakov set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.8 mm (1.3 in) on 21 February 1955.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

857 stations

857 station records on 21 February 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boschkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Loerie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albertinia (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	257.8 mm (10.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villiersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fullarton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Pass	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Great Brak River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kidston Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Derdekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

857 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 222, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 246, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 21 February 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	222
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	246
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 21 February 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 836.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

712 broken records

Margins by which the 712 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1955

Top 20 records on 21 February 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1955	Korsakov, RU	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	73 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1955	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1955	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1955	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1955	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1955	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1955	De Hoop, ZA	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1955	Boschkloof, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1955	Ismailia, EG	daily high max	33.0 C (91.4 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1955	Uniondale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1955	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1955	Hamburg Bergedorf, DE	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1955	Willowmore, ZA	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1955	Loerie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1955	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1955	Simmesport, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1955	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1955	Queenton, AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1955	Burnett Heads Niell St, AU	daily rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1955	Albertinia (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	7 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1955. 1955 had 857 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	693
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1