Weather Records on 21 February 1986

1,341 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1986. Highest significance: Dongara, AU.

Key Facts for 21 February 1986

On 21 February 1986, 1,341 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
479 were record highs and 306 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 1,272 daily.
Dongara set a daily record precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 21 February 1986.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,341 stations

1,341 station records on 21 February 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Northampton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Carrarang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gorodovikovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mingenew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tenindewa Bindu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Do Monte Alegre An/Ces	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Willigulli North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Reston	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Narra Tarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Isseka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kojaneerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Svetlograd	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Binnu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yarragadee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cordinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tamala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gleneva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eradu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gingin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wanneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morawa West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Brumado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sunderland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goomalling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newdegate South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carterville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mumby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Breakell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wialcutting	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,341 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 370, Lowest daily maximum 199, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 414, Heaviest daily snowfall 82, Deepest snow cover 60.

Records on 21 February 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	370
Lowest daily maximum	199
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	414
Heaviest daily snowfall	82
Deepest snow cover	60

Records on 21 February 1986 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 67, daily 1,272.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,127 broken records

Margins by which the 1,127 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1986

Top 20 records on 21 February 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1986	Dongara, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1986	Geraldton Town, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1986	Northampton, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1986	Carrarang, AU	monthly rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1986	Gorodovikovsk, RU	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	49 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1986	Mingenew, AU	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1986	Cornwall, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1986	Tenindewa Bindu, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1986	Campina Do Monte Alegre An/Ces, BR	daily rain	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1986	Quellington, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1986	Angola, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1986	Willigulli North, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1986	Reston, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1986	Narra Tarra, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1986	Isseka, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1986	Yuna, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1986	Kojaneerup, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1986	Svetlograd, RU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1986	Binnu, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1986	Yarragadee, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	46 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1986. 1986 had 1,341 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 50	1,073
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2