Weather Records on 21 February 1983

608 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1983. Highest significance: Zuara, LY.

Key Facts for 21 February 1983

On 21 February 1983, 608 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
359 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 587 daily.
Zuara set a monthly record daily precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 21 February 1983.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

608 stations

608 station records on 21 February 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zuara	Libya	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Des Moines	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Farmersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lavon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farris 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hanna	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cooper	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koran	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Booker	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Evart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nelia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Detour Village	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carcross	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jewett	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dardanelle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Charles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Laporte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lupton 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

608 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 204, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 21 February 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	204
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 21 February 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 587.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

478 broken records

Margins by which the 478 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1983

Top 20 records on 21 February 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1983	Zuara, LY	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1983	Bonham 3NNE, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1983	Des Moines, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1983	Alpha Post Office, AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1983	Hugo, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1983	Farmersville, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1983	Baldwin, US	monthly high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1983	Auburn 2 SSE, US	monthly high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1983	Lavon Dam, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1983	Wills Pt, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1983	Farris 3 WNW, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1983	Watseka Public Works, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	73 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1983	Centerville, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1983	Kaufman 3 SE, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1983	Hanna, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1983	Cooper, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1983	Glentana, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1983	Smithville, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1983	Trenton, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1983	Nicosia, CY	daily low max	9.2 C (48.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1983. 1983 had 608 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 25	451
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1