Weather Records on 21 February 1979

1,212 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1979. Highest significance: Creighton, US.

Key Facts for 21 February 1979

On 21 February 1979, 1,212 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 24 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,161 daily.
Creighton set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 21 February 1979.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,212 stations

1,212 station records on 21 February 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Creighton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Uruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	212.8 mm (8.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pontiac	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Modderrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	408.9 mm (16.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Channahon Dresden Isl Dam	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chaval	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cluny	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dalecarlia Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Natl Arboretum Dc	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lone Rock Tri Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Fort Grey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kyritz	Germany	Record snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Centerburg	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kemoo Camp 8 855	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Patuxent River NAS	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Germany	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norderney	Germany	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jever	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenn Dale Bell STN	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Copley (Yankaninna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hannover	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eutin	Germany	Record snow depth	63.0 cm (24.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Oak 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Mount Serle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cuxhaven	Germany	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morris River	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vienna	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Platteville	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,212 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 420, Heaviest daily snowfall 158, Deepest snow cover 505.

Records on 21 February 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	420
Heaviest daily snowfall	158
Deepest snow cover	505

Records on 21 February 1979 by timescale: all-time 24, monthly 27, daily 1,161.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,050 broken records

Margins by which the 1,050 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1979

Top 20 records on 21 February 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1979	Creighton, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1979	Rockville 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1979	Uruoca, BR	all-time rain	212.8 mm (8.4 in)	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	4 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1979	Pontiac, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1979	Honohina 137, US	daily rain	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1979	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1979	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1979	Modderrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1979	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1979	Dover, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1979	Philo 3 SW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1979	Catawba, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1979	Papaikou 144.1, US	monthly rain	408.9 mm (16.1 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1979	Solomons, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1979	Mt Howitt, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1979	Blinman, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1979	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1979	Galesburg, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1979	Aurora Water, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1979	Channahon Dresden Isl Dam, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	35 years	53 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1979. 1979 had 1,212 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 2026-10-13 (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 100	826
100 to 200	121
200 to 300	59
300 to 400	28
400 to 500	9
500 to 600	5
600 to 700	2