Weather Records on 21 February 2002

934 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 2002. Highest significance: Cheboygan, US.

Key Facts for 21 February 2002

On 21 February 2002, 934 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
510 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 884 daily.
Cheboygan set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 21 February 2002.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

934 stations

934 station records on 21 February 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Guiyang	China	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos Huaquilpan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Owen Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goodman Sanitary Dist	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Intricate Bay	United States	Record snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mabel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ammaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oost Vlieland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount House Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
De Koog	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Garden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Cocksdorps	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Formerum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barnett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Undoolya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hognestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Isla Aguada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Baker Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ivdel	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Benmore: Younger Botanic Garde	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quillayute AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Macumba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oktyabr Skoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

934 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 259, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 251, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 313, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 21 February 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	259
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	251
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	313
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 21 February 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 49, daily 884.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

781 broken records

Margins by which the 781 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 2002

Top 20 records on 21 February 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 2002	Cheboygan, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	76 years	73 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2002	Newry, AU	daily rain	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2002	Guiyang, CN	monthly rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2002	Argyle Downs, AU	daily rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	83 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2002	Warmun, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2002	San Marcos Huaquilpan, MX	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2002	Detour Village, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2002	Standish 4NE, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2002	Owen Springs, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2002	West Terschelling, NL	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	108 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2002	Vanderbilt 11ENE, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2002	Detour Village, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2002	Goodman Sanitary Dist, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2002	Cheboygan, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2002	Intricate Bay, US	daily snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2002	Mabel Downs, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2002	Moola Bulla, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2002	Bond Springs Homestead, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2002	Ammaroo, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2002	Oost Vlieland, NL	monthly rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	36 years	46 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2002. 2002 had 934 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 2026-10-13 (13 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	772
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1