Weather Records on 21 February 1996

1,742 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1996. Highest significance: Hanover, US.

Key Facts for 21 February 1996

On 21 February 1996, 1,742 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,147 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 223 monthly and 1,512 daily.
Hanover set a monthly record daily precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 21 February 1996.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,742 stations

1,742 station records on 21 February 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Climax	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Udon Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lava Beds Nat Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pipe Spring Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Dimas Fire Fc 95	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Champion van Riper Pk	United States	Record snow depth	149.9 cm (59.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hugo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burley Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shkodra	Albania	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tak	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lytle Creek Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mt Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Illahe	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,742 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 621, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 526, Lowest daily minimum 102, Heaviest daily rainfall 319, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 21 February 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	621
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	526
Lowest daily minimum	102
Heaviest daily rainfall	319
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 21 February 1996 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 223, daily 1,512.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,342 broken records

Margins by which the 1,342 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1996

Top 20 records on 21 February 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1996	Hanover, US	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	109 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
21 February 1996	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	101 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1996	Collbran, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	70 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1996	Climax, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1996	Breckenridge, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1996	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 February 1996	Udon Thani, TH	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1996	Lyons Falls, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1996	Hatteras, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1996	Vinton, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1996	Santaquin Chlorinator, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1996	Highmarket 2W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1996	Kanab, US	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1996	Bethel AP, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1996	Georgetown, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1996	Lava Beds Nat Mon, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1996	Fredericksburg, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1996	Georgetown, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1996	Meredith, US	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1996	Zion Np, US	monthly rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	86 years	50 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1996. 1996 had 1,742 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	1,323
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1