Weather Records on 21 February 1993

1,540 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1993. Highest significance: Washta, US.

Key Facts for 21 February 1993

On 21 February 1993, 1,540 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
237 were record highs and 348 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 76 monthly and 1,455 daily.
Washta set an all-time record daily snowfall of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 21 February 1993.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,540 stations

1,540 station records on 21 February 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washta	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.3 cm (14.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Williams 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Williams 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kaycee	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City Perry Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cecilville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greybull	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chambers	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mitt. Narsarsuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alder 17 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Honesdale 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holstein	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dodson 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burwell 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bluefield Mercer Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston - Yeager AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuk	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,540 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 197, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 151, Heaviest daily rainfall 320, Heaviest daily snowfall 372, Deepest snow cover 263.

Records on 21 February 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	197
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	151
Heaviest daily rainfall	320
Heaviest daily snowfall	372
Deepest snow cover	263

Records on 21 February 1993 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 76, daily 1,455.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,224 broken records

Margins by which the 1,224 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1993

Top 20 records on 21 February 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1993	Washta, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	95 years	74 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1993	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily snowfall	37.3 cm (14.7 in)	27.1 cm (10.7 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1993	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1993	Williams 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	98 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1993	Silverton, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1993	Silverton, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1993	Sterling, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1993	Williams 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1993	Kaycee, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	90 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1993	Ft Bidwell, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1993	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	99 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1993	Algona, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1993	Sioux City Perry Creek, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1993	Agate 3 E, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1993	Cecilville, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1993	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1993	Greybull, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1993	Stanton, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1993	Beach, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1993	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	41 years	53 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1993. 1993 had 1,540 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	1,103
100 to 200	90
200 to 300	24
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	2