Weather Records on 21 February 1972

717 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1972. Highest significance: Pirie (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 21 February 1972

On 21 February 1972, 717 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
280 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 693 daily.
Pirie (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 81.5 mm (3.2 in) on 21 February 1972.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

717 stations

717 station records on 21 February 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	134.8 mm (5.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Invergwali	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marshmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kangela, Mtubatuba	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Springfontein (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Granta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Box Hill Aged Mens Retreat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bend(Wissel Rode)	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Surprise Store	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bulsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cwencwe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uitkyk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Matiwa (B0S)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Melo Peixoto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kranshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Einasleigh Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anglesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Vale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

717 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 205, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 276, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 21 February 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	205
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	276
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 21 February 1972 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 21, daily 693.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

603 broken records

Margins by which the 603 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1972

Top 20 records on 21 February 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1972	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	85 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1972	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	81 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1972	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1972	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	85 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1972	Qacu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1972	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1972	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1972	Ravenshill, ZA	daily rain	134.8 mm (5.3 in)	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1972	Invergwali, ZA	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1972	Marshmoor, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1972	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1972	Steynsburg, ZA	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1972	Kangela, Mtubatuba, ZA	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1972	Springfontein (Mun), ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1972	Bergplaats, ZA	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1972	Granta, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1972	Box Hill Aged Mens Retreat, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1972	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1972	Big Bend(Wissel Rode), SZ	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1972	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	51 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1972. 1972 had 717 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	592
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1