Weather Records on 21 February 2026

552 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 2026. Highest significance: Kalihi Rsch Site 777, US.

Key Facts for 21 February 2026

On 21 February 2026, 552 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
326 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 494 daily.
Kalihi Rsch Site 777 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 425.5 mm (16.8 in) on 21 February 2026.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

552 stations

552 station records on 21 February 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	425.5 mm (16.8 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Nuuanu Rsch 4 783	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sariang	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bay 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wiggins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Duri (Ashgrove) No 142	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Herman	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puttalam	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kutchan	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tikanlik	China	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benning Lawson Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shemya USAF Base	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tikanlik	China	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Abashiri	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Otaru	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fukaura	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shasta Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

552 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 183, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 21 February 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	183
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 21 February 2026 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 58, daily 494.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

439 broken records

Margins by which the 439 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 2026

Top 20 records on 21 February 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 2026	Kalihi Rsch Site 777, US	monthly rain	425.5 mm (16.8 in)	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	70 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
21 February 2026	Nuuanu Rsch 4 783, US	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2026	Hana AP 355, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2026	Mae Sariang, TH	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2026	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2026	Columbia, US	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2026	Palisade, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2026	Big Bay 1NW, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2026	Mancos 1SW, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	112 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2026	Cornwall, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	114 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2026	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2026	Clemson UNIV, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2026	Bishop AP, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	128 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2026	Herbert Vale, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	122 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2026	Saentis, CH	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	118 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2026	Saluda, US	monthly high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2026	Glennville 3NW, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2026	Monticello, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	128 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2026	Jefferson, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2026	Morganton, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	116 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2026. 2026 had 552 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 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	416
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2