Weather Records on 21 February 1960

493 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1960. Highest significance: Kizljar, RU.

Key Facts for 21 February 1960

On 21 February 1960, 493 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 479 daily.
Kizljar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 25.3 mm (1.0 in) on 21 February 1960.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

493 stations

493 station records on 21 February 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kizljar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom;Braksp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mbarara	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cunyu Shearing Shed	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Salle Peru	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Compton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Klipdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iron River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Progress	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Neverset	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown (Condowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quinter	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Allardt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

493 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 161, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 21 February 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	161
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 21 February 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 479.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

417 broken records

Margins by which the 417 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 1960

Top 20 records on 21 February 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1960	Kizljar, RU	monthly rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	43 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1960	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1960	Maquoketa, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1960	Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith), AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1960	Vlakfontein, ZA	daily rain	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1960	Potchefstroom;Braksp, ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1960	Leeuwfontein, ZA	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1960	Burnett 3 S, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1960	Overbrook 5 SE, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1960	Tribune 1W, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1960	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1960	Mbarara, UG	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1960	Galena, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1960	Macomb, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1960	Cunyu Shearing Shed, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1960	Tipton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1960	Zastron (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1960	La Salle Peru, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1960	Luz (Estacao), BR	daily rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1960	Compton, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	41 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1960. 1960 had 493 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	328
50 to 100	70
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1