Weather Records on 21 February 2003

1,253 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 2003. Highest significance: Roseworthy, AU.

Key Facts for 21 February 2003

On 21 February 2003, 1,253 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
257 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 1,173 daily.
Roseworthy set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 21 February 2003.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,253 stations

1,253 station records on 21 February 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Sandalwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Warracknabeal (Ailsa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Lameroo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Karnak (Rosedale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Copeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Antwerp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Point Pass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Whitton (Conapaira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Parrakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mungeranie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Halls Gap (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jeddo 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston (Barton Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Seabrook Farms	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Leeton Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Marlbed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gerang Gerung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pomonal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Heywood Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Two Wells	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,253 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 802, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 99.

Records on 21 February 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	802
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	99

Records on 21 February 2003 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 73, daily 1,173.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,090 broken records

Margins by which the 1,090 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 2003

Top 20 records on 21 February 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 2003	Roseworthy, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2003	Sandalwood, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2003	Grong Grong (Berembed), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	95 years	73 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2003	Warracknabeal (Ailsa), AU	monthly rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	72 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2003	Lameroo Comparison, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2003	Dimboola, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2003	Karnak (Rosedale), AU	daily rain	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2003	Murtoa, AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2003	Natimuk, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2003	Grand Coteau, US	daily rain	156.7 mm (6.2 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	88 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2003	Copeville, AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2003	Kaniva, AU	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2003	Kapunda, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2003	Tanunda, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2003	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2003	Antwerp, AU	daily rain	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2003	Auburn, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2003	Brinkworth, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2003	Riverton, AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2003	Euabalong (Booberoi), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)

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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2003. 2003 had 1,253 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	1,057
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1