Weather Records on 21 February 2021

878 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 2021. Highest significance: Hope 3 NE, US.

Key Facts for 21 February 2021

On 21 February 2021, 878 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
422 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 807 daily.
Hope 3 NE set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 21 February 2021.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

878 stations

878 station records on 21 February 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Malvern	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Keo	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jessieville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Malden Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Burgos-Villafria	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart 9 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Valley	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff Grider Fld	United States	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock	United States	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas Post	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Antoine 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cabot	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rusk	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lead Hill	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 1W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 1N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yuanping	China	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jinan	China	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rohwer 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

878 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 308, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 138, Heaviest daily rainfall 65, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 212.

Records on 21 February 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	308
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	138
Heaviest daily rainfall	65
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	212

Records on 21 February 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 71, daily 807.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

755 broken records

Margins by which the 755 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 2021

Top 20 records on 21 February 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 2021	Hope 3 NE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	114 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
21 February 2021	Pine Bluff, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	125 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
21 February 2021	Malvern, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	117 years	76 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2021	Little Rock AP Adams Fld, US	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	82 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2021	Keo, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2021	Jessieville, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	94 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2021	Malden Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2021	Burgos-Villafria, ES	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2021	Rochester, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2021	Stuttgart 9 ESE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2021	Duncan, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2021	Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2021	Beloit, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2021	Benton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	85 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2021	Crystal Valley, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2021	Moose Lake 1 SSE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2021	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2021	Pine Bluff Grider Fld, US	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2021	Alicia 2 NNE, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	103 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2021	Morris 1NW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	50 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2021. 2021 had 878 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	878
2022	734
2023	677
2024	647
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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	641
50 to 100	62
100 to 150	27
150 to 200	16
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1