Weather Records on 14 February 1971

832 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 February 1971. Highest significance: Canton 4 SE, US.

Key Facts for 14 February 1971

On 14 February 1971, 832 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
359 were record highs and 192 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 801 daily.
Canton 4 SE set a monthly record daily snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 14 February 1971.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

832 stations

832 station records on 14 February 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 February 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
York Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Theresa 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canastota	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nantahala	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tatui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
London Locks	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ntywenka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	51.1 cm (20.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	149.9 cm (59.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belington	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

832 records

Records set or tied on 14 February 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 186, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 14 February 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	186
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 14 February 1971 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 26, daily 801.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

646 broken records

Margins by which the 646 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 February 1971

Top 20 records on 14 February 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 February 1971	Canton 4 SE, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1971	York Haven, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1971	Theresa 4NW, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1971	Newport 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1971	Watertown, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1971	Derry 4 SW, US	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1971	Canastota, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1971	Sherburne, US	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1971	Nantahala, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1971	Tatui, BR	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1971	Old Forge, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1971	London Locks, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1971	Freeland, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1971	Le Roy, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1971	Ntywenka (Bos), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1971	Hawthorne AP, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1971	Angelica, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1971	Baldwinsville, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1971	Harrington Harbour, CA	monthly snowfall	51.1 cm (20.1 in)	10.5 cm (4.1 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1971	Princeton, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	56 years	37 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

1794 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1971. 1971 had 832 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	1
1806	1
1825	1
1829	1
1830	1
1836	1
1845	1
1849	1
1855	2
1856	8
1858	2
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	1
1898	8
1899	13
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	12
1905	30
1906	3
1907	10
1908	20
1909	17
1910	4
1911	100
1912	11
1913	86
1914	71
1915	55
1916	62
1917	122
1918	41
1919	52
1920	26
1921	46
1922	33
1923	133
1924	108
1925	77
1926	147
1927	131
1928	255
1929	222
1930	167
1931	264
1932	243
1933	189
1934	586
1935	444
1936	929
1937	460
1938	596
1939	354
1940	278
1941	148
1942	491
1943	672
1944	435
1945	407
1946	578
1947	738
1948	522
1949	1,336
1950	595
1951	657
1952	281
1953	180
1954	1,383
1955	515
1956	382
1957	482
1958	644
1959	875
1960	945
1961	352
1962	708
1963	247
1964	176
1965	291
1966	719
1967	580
1968	526
1969	822
1970	578
1971	832
1972	379
1973	486
1974	413
1975	400
1976	511
1977	463
1978	1,158
1979	2,176
1980	681
1981	946
1982	843
1983	934
1984	1,138
1985	727
1986	937
1987	702
1988	511
1989	1,224
1990	2,162
1991	1,076
1992	829
1993	629
1994	742
1995	1,981
1996	1,102
1997	935
1998	1,409
1999	842
2000	1,242
2001	1,063
2002	683
2003	1,040
2004	1,180
2005	915
2006	668
2007	1,825
2008	855
2009	979
2010	1,051
2011	802
2012	747
2013	288
2014	1,445
2015	980
2016	1,286
2017	787
2018	391
2019	749
2020	936
2021	3,053
2022	469
2023	736
2024	647
2025	550
2026	627

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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 2026-10-17 (17 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	606
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1