Weather Records on 21 February 2023

677 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 2023. Highest significance: Koloa 936, US.

Key Facts for 21 February 2023

On 21 February 2023, 677 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
374 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 661 daily.
Koloa 936 set a daily record precipitation of 97.0 mm (3.8 in) on 21 February 2023.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

677 stations

677 station records on 21 February 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Mahaulepu 941.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wahiawa 930	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
W Lawai 931	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Puhi 1013	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Eleele 927	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Midwest	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brydeswood STN 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Terry	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Turner 11N	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wisdom	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cohagen	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zortman	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft McKavett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Midwest	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Macquarie Park (Willandra Vill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Philip S W Goldson Intl	Belize	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cozzo Spadaro	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little Bear	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Lomond Trail	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ucharonidge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halepohaku 111	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lookout Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alger-Dar El Beida	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Celo 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shell	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.9 C (107.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shelby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dillinger	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sylvan Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adak AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

677 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 138, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 236, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 21 February 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	138
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	236
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 21 February 2023 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 661.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

533 broken records

Margins by which the 533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 2023

Top 20 records on 21 February 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 2023	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	104 years	73 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2023	Mahaulepu 941.1, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2023	Wahiawa 930, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2023	W Lawai 931, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2023	Puhi 1013, US	daily rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2023	Eleele 927, US	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2023	Midwest, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2023	Brydeswood STN 985, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2023	Haleakala Rch 432, US	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	83 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2023	Terry, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2023	Turner 11N, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2023	Joplin, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2023	Wisdom, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2023	Bynum 4 SSE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2023	Elk, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	125 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2023	Buena Vista 2S, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2023	Buzau, RO	daily high max	19.3 C (66.7 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2023	Cohagen, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2023	Zortman, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2023	Ft McKavett, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	142 years	43 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2023. 2023 had 677 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 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	492
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2