Weather Records on 21 February 1999

552 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 1999. Highest significance: Broome Airport, AU.

Key Facts for 21 February 1999

On 21 February 1999, 552 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
192 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 527 daily.
Broome Airport set a daily record precipitation of 132.8 mm (5.2 in) on 21 February 1999.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

552 stations

552 station records on 21 February 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Broome Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Telchac Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Las Minas (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El Raudal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cristino Castro II	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frolovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Acateno (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tantizohuiche	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oyameles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ballesmi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huahuaxtla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tecamachalco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Landvik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufering	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tapijulapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paxton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo Intl AP 87	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Remolino (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Joloapan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maun	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flying Fish Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Martinez de la Torre (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Papantla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Provo Byu	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Union de San Antonio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zhigansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sarapul	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manzanita Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Altamirano (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mather	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

552 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 228, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 21 February 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 21 February 1999 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 22, daily 527.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

458 broken records

Margins by which the 458 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 900.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 1999

Top 20 records on 21 February 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 1999	Broome Airport, AU	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1999	Telchac Puerto, MX	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1999	Wilbur, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1999	Las Minas (Cfe), MX	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1999	El Raudal, MX	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1999	Catemaco, MX	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1999	Bidyadanga, AU	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1999	Cristino Castro II, BR	daily rain	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1999	Frolovo, RU	monthly rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1999	Arco, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1999	San Juan Acateno (Cfe), MX	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1999	Vega de Alatorre, MX	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1999	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1999	Chatillon-Sur-Seine, FR	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1999	Tantizohuiche, MX	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1999	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1999	Oyameles, MX	monthly rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1999	Ballesmi, MX	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1999	Kazan, RU	daily high min	0.2 C (32.4 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 1999	Huahuaxtla (Cfe), MX	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9 years	41 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1999. 1999 had 552 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 200	455
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1