Weather Records on 21 February 1990

1,971 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1990. Highest significance: Kingsville, US.

Key Facts for 21 February 1990

On 21 February 1990, 1,971 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,338 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 323 monthly and 1,645 daily.
Kingsville set a daily record precipitation of 95.3 mm (3.8 in) on 21 February 1990.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

1,971 stations

1,971 station records on 21 February 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Zapata 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Reno AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cotonou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Regnier	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pt Comfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hunt 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bunker Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corpus Christi NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rising Star 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grenville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burkett	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,971 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 768, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 570, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 346, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 80.

Records on 21 February 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	768
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	570
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	346
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	80

Records on 21 February 1990 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 323, daily 1,645.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,778 broken records

Margins by which the 1,778 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1990

Top 20 records on 21 February 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1990	Kingsville, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1990	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1990	Zapata 1 S, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1990	Hooker, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1990	Reno AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1990	Cotonou, BJ	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1990	Springer, US	monthly snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1990	Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1990	Kenton, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	79 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1990	Regnier, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1990	Yangjiang, CN	daily rain	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1990	Sharon Springs, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1990	Brady, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1990	Scott City, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1990	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1990	Sabinal, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1990	Rockport, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1990	Balasore, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1990	Pt Comfort, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1990	Seligman, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	58 years	48 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1990. 1990 had 1,971 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	1,709
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	3