Weather Records on 21 February 2014

881 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 2014. Highest significance: Barraba (Log Cabin), AU.

Key Facts for 21 February 2014

On 21 February 2014, 881 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
278 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 847 daily.
Barraba (Log Cabin) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 243.0 mm (9.6 in) on 21 February 2014.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

881 stations

881 station records on 21 February 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barraba (Log Cabin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.0 mm (9.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Gordon	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Red Wing	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
St Croix Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maryvale Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.6 mm (6.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Zeehan (West Coast Pioneers Mu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zearing	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Toulon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carella Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Savage River Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wright 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wiseman	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madeline Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Delano	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lapeer Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wiseman	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bull Camel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cody 12SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Wing	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

881 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 163, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 375, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 82.

Records on 21 February 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	163
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	375
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	82

Records on 21 February 2014 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 31, daily 847.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

719 broken records

Margins by which the 719 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 2014

Top 20 records on 21 February 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 2014	Barraba (Log Cabin), AU	all-time rain	243.0 mm (9.6 in)	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	38 years	75 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2014	Gordon, US	monthly rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	70 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2014	Two Harbors, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	92 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2014	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2014	Brule Rs, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2014	Red Wing, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2014	St Croix Falls, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2014	Brule Rs, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2014	Tower 2S, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2014	Maryvale Springs, AU	monthly rain	156.6 mm (6.2 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2014	Zeehan (West Coast Pioneers Mu, AU	daily rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2014	Webster City, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2014	Zearing, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	104 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2014	Toulon, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2014	Medford, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2014	Grantsburg, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2014	Carella Station, AU	all-time rain	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2014	Coreena, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2014	Waratah (Mount Road), AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2014	Savage River Mine, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	51 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2014. 2014 had 881 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 50	641
50 to 100	44
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1