Weather Records on 21 February 2006

801 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 2006. Highest significance: Port Sudan, SD.

Key Facts for 21 February 2006

On 21 February 2006, 801 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
280 were record highs and 413 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 773 daily.
Port Sudan set a daily record precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 21 February 2006.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

801 stations

801 station records on 21 February 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Koloko Rsvr 1137	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville Rch 1117	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rosepine Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muddy Gap	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grunnfjord - Stakken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Blue Nobby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Three Lynx	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro del Gallo (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weabonga (Stoneleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Helena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Falls Ph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tlahuac	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dequeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Rucio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Des Arc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

801 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 185, Lowest daily maximum 251, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 162, Heaviest daily rainfall 75, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 21 February 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	185
Lowest daily maximum	251
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	162
Heaviest daily rainfall	75
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 21 February 2006 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 27, daily 773.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

588 broken records

Margins by which the 588 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 2006

Top 20 records on 21 February 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 2006	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2006	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2006	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2006	Halenanaho 1006, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2006	Koloko Rsvr 1137, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2006	Princeville Rch 1117, US	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2006	Hollister, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2006	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2006	Sunnyside - Lund 31S, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	110 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2006	Rosepine Rsch STN, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2006	Fulton 3 W, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2006	Agate 3 E, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2006	Yosemite Park HQ, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2006	Clarksdale, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2006	Nuuanu Rsch 5 775, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2006	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2006	Muddy Gap, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2006	Alicia 2 NNE, US	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2006	Portland, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2006	Chico UNIV Farm, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95 years	39 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2006. 2006 had 801 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2006-02-21: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	570
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1