Weather Records on 21 February 1975

655 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1975. Highest significance: Wydgee, AU.

Key Facts for 21 February 1975

On 21 February 1975, 655 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 635 daily.
Wydgee set a daily record precipitation of 95.2 mm (3.7 in) on 21 February 1975.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

655 stations

655 station records on 21 February 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wydgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tuckanarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Callagiddy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Boologooro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meeberrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Meeline Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boolathana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yaringa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carbla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelin Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wooleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yerilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jimba Jimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cashmere Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yuinmery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Veselyi Podil	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brickhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrabubba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edjudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mia Mia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Annean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nalbarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wondinong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Witchelina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cullculli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gabyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yakabindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yandal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rooikop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yundamindra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cooralya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gudgenby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

655 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 340, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 21 February 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	340
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 21 February 1975 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 17, daily 635.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

556 broken records

Margins by which the 556 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1219.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1975

Top 20 records on 21 February 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1975	Wydgee, AU	daily rain	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1975	Tuckanarra, AU	monthly rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1975	Callagiddy Station, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1975	Boologooro, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1975	Mount Narryer, AU	all-time rain	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1975	Lead, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38.6 cm (15.2 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1975	Doorawarrah, AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1975	Wooramel, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1975	Meeberrie, AU	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1975	Meeline Station, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1975	Snowflake, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1975	Bidgemia, AU	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1975	Boolathana, AU	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1975	Yaringa Station, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1975	Cook, AU	monthly rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1975	Russell, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1975	Carnarvon Airport, AU	daily rain	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1975	Carbla Station, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1975	Sturt Meadows, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1975	Carey Downs, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	50 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1975. 1975 had 655 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 200	553
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1