Weather Records on 21 February 2015

1,773 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 2015. Highest significance: Middleboro, US.

Key Facts for 21 February 2015

On 21 February 2015, 1,773 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 900 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 1,701 daily.
Middleboro set a daily record snow depth of 66.0 cm (26.0 in) on 21 February 2015.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

1,773 stations

1,773 station records on 21 February 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Callemondah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	231.0 mm (9.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Man	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.4 mm (6.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Machias	United States	Record snow depth	162.6 cm (64.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Grundy	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
John Glenn Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cania Gorge Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Abercorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.4 mm (6.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Larrimah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Monto Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Raleigh Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Medora 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Smithland L&D	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clay City 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Westerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Old Delamere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hingham	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Malakoff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.2 mm (7.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,773 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 357, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 543, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 152, Deepest snow cover 186.

Records on 21 February 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	357
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	543
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	152
Deepest snow cover	186

Records on 21 February 2015 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 64, daily 1,701.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,558 broken records

Margins by which the 1,558 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 737.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 2015

Top 20 records on 21 February 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 2015	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	112 years	77 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2015	Callemondah Station, AU	daily rain	231.0 mm (9.1 in)	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2015	Man, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2015	Hillsboro, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	112 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2015	Red Lodge, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	115 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2015	Kroombit, AU	monthly rain	158.4 mm (6.2 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	73 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2015	Sidell 4N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	100 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2015	Machias, US	daily snow depth	162.6 cm (64.0 in)	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2015	Hillview, AU	monthly rain	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2015	Grundy, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2015	John Glenn Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2015	Cania Gorge Park, AU	monthly rain	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2015	Dale Enterprise, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	85 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2015	Abercorn, AU	monthly rain	173.4 mm (6.8 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2015	Brockton, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	100 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2015	Elsberry 1 S, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2015	Hiram, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	95 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2015	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	107 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2015	Larrimah, AU	daily rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2015	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	85 years	57 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2015. 2015 had 1,773 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	1,472
100 to 200	60
200 to 300	16
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	4
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1