Weather Records on 21 February 1991

680 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1991. Highest significance: Intl Falls Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 21 February 1991

On 21 February 1991, 680 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
443 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 671 daily.
Intl Falls Intl AP set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 21 February 1991.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

680 stations

680 station records on 21 February 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Loei	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Noonkanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis San Pedro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dalgonally Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sheaville 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pavillion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wishek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kershaw 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cody	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount House Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Galiwinku	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pijijiapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tenango	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

680 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 307, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 130, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 21 February 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	307
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	130
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 21 February 1991 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 671.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

493 broken records

Margins by which the 493 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1991

Top 20 records on 21 February 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1991	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1991	Old Halls Creek, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1991	Halls Creek Airport, AU	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1991	Ruby Plains, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1991	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1991	Gogo Station, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1991	Baudette, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1991	Virginia City, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1991	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1991	Loei, TH	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1991	Napier Downs, AU	daily rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1991	Quanbun Downs, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1991	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1991	Oenpelli, AU	daily rain	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1991	Calton Hills Station, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1991	Selma, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1991	Lowman, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1991	Noonkanbah, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1991	Porterville, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1991	Louisville 1 E, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	35 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1991. 1991 had 680 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	878
2022	734
2023	677
2024	647
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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	474
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1