Weather Records on 21 February 1973

790 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1973. Highest significance: Yea, AU.

Key Facts for 21 February 1973

On 21 February 1973, 790 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 760 daily.
Yea set an all-time record daily precipitation of 151.6 mm (6.0 in) on 21 February 1973.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

790 stations

790 station records on 21 February 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Fort William	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Highlands (Glentannar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Conargo (Puckawidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hay (Illilawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nagambie Cba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Booroorban Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Barratta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool Motors	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Mulberrygong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nagambie (Goulburn Weir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Suvla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Calimo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maude Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ures (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Eurolie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Ancha	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Poco Das Trincheiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala (Tarramia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Booroorban (Ramsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fumina South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Hartwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moctezuma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sahuaripa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Patagonia #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (the Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Benerembah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stanhope	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Naco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

790 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 151, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 451, Heaviest daily snowfall 30.

Records on 21 February 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	151
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	451
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 February 1973 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 27, daily 760.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

683 broken records

Margins by which the 683 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1973

Top 20 records on 21 February 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1973	Yea, AU	all-time rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
21 February 1973	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	83 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1973	Fort William, AU	monthly rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1973	Highlands (Glentannar), AU	all-time rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1973	Conargo (Puckawidgee), AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1973	Jerilderie Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1973	Alexandra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1973	Hay (Illilawa), AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1973	Nagambie Cba, AU	monthly rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1973	Tucson WFO, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1973	Booroorban Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1973	Hay (Miller Street), AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1973	Wakool (Barratta), AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1973	Carrathool Motors, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1973	Fort Huachuca, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1973	Carrathool (Gum Creek), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1973	Hay (Mulberrygong), AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1973	Nagambie (Goulburn Weir), AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1973	Stamford Station, AU	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1973	Suvla, AU	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	33 years	52 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1973. 1973 had 790 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1973-02-21: 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 2026-10-13 (13 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 20	568
20 to 40	79
40 to 60	28
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1