Weather Records on 21 February 1961

831 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1961. Highest significance: Calgary Int'l A, CA.

Key Facts for 21 February 1961

On 21 February 1961, 831 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
538 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 782 daily.
Calgary Int'l A set a daily record snowfall of 26.7 cm (10.5 in) on 21 February 1961.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

831 stations

831 station records on 21 February 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Skjomen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lovington 2 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dancy 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Littlefield	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aracati	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abitibi Canyon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prattville	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

831 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 258, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 280, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 21 February 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	258
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	280
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 21 February 1961 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 47, daily 782.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

678 broken records

Margins by which the 678 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1961

Top 20 records on 21 February 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1961	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1961	Amite, US	monthly rain	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1961	Skjomen, NO	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1961	Canton, US	monthly rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1961	Lubbock 9N, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1961	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1961	Nashville, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1961	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1961	Scott, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1961	Lovington 2 WNW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1961	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1961	Holly Springs 2 N, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1961	Cochrane, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1961	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1961	Rome, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1961	Birmingham AP, US	monthly rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1961	Dancy 4 N, US	monthly rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1961	Dumas, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1961	Helena, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1961	Shubuta, US	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	46 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1961. 1961 had 831 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 1961-02-21: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	648
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1