Weather Records on 21 February 1985

837 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1985. Highest significance: Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US.

Key Facts for 21 February 1985

On 21 February 1985, 837 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
330 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 808 daily.
Harbor Beach 1 SSE set a daily record snow depth of 96.5 cm (38.0 in) on 21 February 1985.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

837 stations

837 station records on 21 February 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ajana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bad Axe	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gruver	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha Eppley Airfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cushing	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prague 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Throckmorton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anamosa 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maramec	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonanza	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upanema (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton 11 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morse	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brakpan (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

837 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 268, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 288, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 21 February 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	268
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	288
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 21 February 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 28, daily 808.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

716 broken records

Margins by which the 716 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1985

Top 20 records on 21 February 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1985	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	81 years	70 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1985	Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black, AU	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	69 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1985	Ajana, AU	daily rain	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1985	Bad Axe, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1985	Nevada Wtp, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1985	Gruver, US	monthly rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1985	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1985	Omaha Eppley Airfield, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1985	Berkeley, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	85 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1985	Seymour 3NW, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1985	Geneseo, US	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1985	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1985	Paragonah, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1985	Stockton 3NNE, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1985	Oberlin, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1985	Haskell, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1985	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1985	Maquoketa, US	monthly rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1985	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1985	Stamford 1, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	43 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1985. 1985 had 837 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 100	703
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1