Weather Records on 21 February 1976

845 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1976. Highest significance: Vinton, US.

Key Facts for 21 February 1976

On 21 February 1976, 845 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
251 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 818 daily.
Vinton set a daily record precipitation of 26.4 mm (1.0 in) on 21 February 1976.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

845 stations

845 station records on 21 February 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nyerilup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Muscoda	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Niles	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sarapui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hornsby (Pretoria Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gary	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kemptville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kielpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huberdeau	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manbulloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guttenberg L&D 10	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Terezinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

845 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 155, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 411, Heaviest daily snowfall 119, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 21 February 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	155
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	411
Heaviest daily snowfall	119
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 21 February 1976 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 818.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

722 broken records

Margins by which the 722 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1976

Top 20 records on 21 February 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1976	Vinton, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1976	Nyerilup, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1976	Ashfield Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1976	Boone, US	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1976	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1976	Muscoda, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1976	Mount Forest, CA	daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1976	Oak Ridges, CA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1976	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1976	Minden, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1976	Chelsea, CA	daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1976	Red Oak, US	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1976	Reedsburg Wwtp, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1976	Puerto Madero, MX	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1976	Independence #1, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1976	Niles, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1976	Sarapui, BR	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1976	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1976	S Bend AP, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1976	Hornsby (Pretoria Parade), AU	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	26 years	47 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1976. 1976 had 845 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 50	664
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1