Weather Records on 21 February 1994

980 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1994. Highest significance: W Pt, US.

Key Facts for 21 February 1994

On 21 February 1994, 980 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
531 were record highs and 160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 932 daily.
W Pt set an all-time record daily snowfall of 55.9 cm (22.0 in) on 21 February 1994.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

980 stations

980 station records on 21 February 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Moorefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Nutwood Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	221.4 mm (8.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Northdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ermida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nikko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tokyo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Danner	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thornton 1SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sanharo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sot	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Claussville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kooline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quinter	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pyramid Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cossack	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Onahama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conshohocken	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Barker	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eudamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mito	Japan	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	251.0 mm (9.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itaici	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iacri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tokushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

980 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 248, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 283, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 195, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 21 February 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	248
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	283
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	195
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 21 February 1994 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 45, daily 932.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

751 broken records

Margins by which the 751 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1994

Top 20 records on 21 February 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1994	W Pt, US	all-time snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1994	Medina, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1994	Moorefield, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1994	Nutwood Downs, AU	monthly rain	221.4 mm (8.7 in)	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	6 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1994	Northdale, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1994	Farmington, US	monthly high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1994	Ascencion (Smn), MX	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1994	Ermida, BR	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1994	Emory, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1994	Nikko, JP	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1994	Tokyo, JP	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1994	Miyakejima, JP	daily rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1994	Danner, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1994	Thornton 1SSE, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1994	Indee, AU	daily rain	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1994	Sanharo, BR	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1994	Mae Sot, TH	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1994	Claussville, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1994	Wallareenya, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1994	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	44 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1994. 1994 had 980 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 50	709
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	3