Weather Records on 21 February 2024

648 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 2024. Highest significance: Richmond, US.

Key Facts for 21 February 2024

On 21 February 2024, 648 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
436 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 624 daily.
Richmond set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 21 February 2024.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

648 stations

648 station records on 21 February 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Laketown	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hitoyoshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Iizuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sukumo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Legune	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.8 mm (6.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nanchang	China	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marrickville Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saga	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
German Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakonojo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nobeoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nantes-Bouguenais	France	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brigham City Waste Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Suwa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kanazawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fushiki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Qu Xian	China	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ponza Island	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ulgi	Mongolia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shanghai	China	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kapingamarangi	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miyazaki	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aburatsu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uwajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sand Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crooked Rvr (Crooked River (Ha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yumenzhen	China	Record low maximum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nanping	China	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kochi	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fossil Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

648 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 205, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 231, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 21 February 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	205
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	231
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 21 February 2024 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 624.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

518 broken records

Margins by which the 518 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 2024

Top 20 records on 21 February 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 2024	Richmond, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	101 years	74 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2024	Laketown, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2024	Hitoyoshi, JP	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2024	Ushibuka, JP	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2024	Laketown, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	102 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2024	Woodruff, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	98 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2024	Makurazaki, JP	daily rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2024	Trenton, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2024	Hangzhou, CN	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2024	Iizuka, JP	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2024	Sukumo, JP	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2024	Volta Ph, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2024	Legune, AU	daily rain	157.8 mm (6.2 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2024	Hita, JP	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2024	Nanchang, CN	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2024	Manati 2 E, PR	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	116 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2024	Marrickville Golf Club, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	114 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2024	Randolph, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	129 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2024	Saga, JP	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2024	Richmond, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	101 years	47 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2024. 2024 had 648 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 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	483
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2