Weather Records on 21 February 1974

634 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1974. Highest significance: Jansenville, ZA.

Key Facts for 21 February 1974

On 21 February 1974, 634 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 608 daily.
Jansenville set a daily record precipitation of 52.0 mm (2.0 in) on 21 February 1974.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

634 stations

634 station records on 21 February 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Saaifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
McGregor (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wagenaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kareedoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Spitshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bladgrond	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Langara	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gannakraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dassieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grantham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tiksi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cypherfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blackdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mooredale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prinshof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oulton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kleindubbelvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oorlogshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wolwefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beeldhouersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quaggasdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waaipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

634 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 333, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 21 February 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	333
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 21 February 1974 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 21, daily 608.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

560 broken records

Margins by which the 560 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1974

Top 20 records on 21 February 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1974	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1974	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1974	Saaifontein, ZA	all-time rain	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1974	McGregor (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1974	Wagenaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1974	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1974	Brakfontein, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1974	Kareedoorn, ZA	all-time rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1974	Spitshoek, ZA	monthly rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1974	Sterkstroom, ZA	all-time rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1974	Bladgrond, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1974	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1974	Langara, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1974	Fraserburg, ZA	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1974	Gannakraal, ZA	all-time rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1974	Dassieshoek, ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1974	Grantham, ZA	monthly rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1974	Bloemhof, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1974	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1974	Kamferskraal, ZA	monthly rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	49 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1974. 1974 had 634 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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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 25	482
25 to 50	56
50 to 75	12
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1