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Weather Records on 20 February 1889

2 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1889. Highest significance: Charleston, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 1889

  • On 20 February 1889, 2 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 2 daily.
  • Charleston set a daily record low maximum temperature of 6.7 C (44.1 F) on 20 February 1889.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

2 stations
Weather records on 20 February 1889 2 station records on 20 February 1889 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
2 station records on 20 February 1889 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 February 1889: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
CharlestonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature7.5 C (45.5 F)5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2 records
Records on 20 February 1889 by type Records set or tied on 20 February 1889 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1. 00111Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 0Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 February 1889 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1.
Records on 20 February 1889 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall0
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 February 1889 by timescale Records on 20 February 1889 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 2. 01122all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 2all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 February 1889 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 2.
Records on 20 February 1889 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily2

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 February 1889 Margins by which the 2 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 0.5. Ties are not counted. 011220.0 to 0.2: 00.2 to 0.4: 00.4 to 0.6: 20.0 to 0.20.2 to 0.40.4 to 0.6
Margins by which the 2 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 0.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 February 1889
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.20
0.2 to 0.40
0.4 to 0.62

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1889
Top 2 records on 20 February 1889 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 February 1889Charleston, USdaily low max6.7 C (44.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)43 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1889Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low min7.5 C (45.5 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)6 years5 of 100 (Routine)

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

1809 to 1889
Records on 02-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1889. 1889 had 2 records. 01,0002,0003,0001809: 21810: 21814: 11827: 21834: 11837: 11838: 21845: 11846: 21849: 21850: 11855: 31858: 21860: 11861: 11864: 11867: 11869: 11874: 11876: 21877: 11880: 11883: 11884: 21885: 41886: 11888: 11889: 21890: 21892: 51893: 61895: 21896: 51897: 21898: 61899: 61900: 81901: 51902: 31903: 171904: 141905: 81906: 231907: 141908: 281909: 341910: 81911: 131912: 261913: 281914: 151915: 1081916: 321917: 1861918: 2101919: 361920: 391921: 1061922: 1981923: 491924: 3231925: 1321926: 831927: 1561928: 1901929: 6291930: 1,2021931: 1631932: 2871933: 2661934: 4901935: 2221936: 5931937: 6021938: 3481939: 6361940: 2471941: 2511942: 9681943: 4541944: 2791945: 2661946: 1461947: 4031948: 3421949: 6561950: 5381951: 8151952: 5511953: 9291954: 1,0671955: 1,0511956: 4531957: 4501958: 1,0251959: 5071960: 3531961: 4751962: 4571963: 7421964: 3401965: 3571966: 6131967: 4141968: 9481969: 7311970: 3121971: 6691972: 8661973: 5871974: 8811975: 4591976: 4841977: 1,2151978: 1,4581979: 1,1851980: 8681981: 2,0801982: 1,0291983: 6361984: 5281985: 7901986: 1,5891987: 7191988: 6951989: 1,0321990: 2,1471991: 9211992: 4461993: 1,5411994: 1,6051995: 1,4271996: 1,2581997: 1,3261998: 1,1041999: 4982000: 7242001: 4852002: 1,0702003: 7712004: 9912005: 6262006: 1,6352007: 5802008: 8472009: 5302010: 1,0962011: 1,4322012: 5142013: 4222014: 9582015: 2,7902016: 1,0902017: 1,7362018: 2,8672019: 1,6252020: 6842021: 9442022: 5922023: 4382024: 6142025: 1,7561809186918981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1889. 1889 had 2 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-20 in each year
YearRecords
18092
18102
18141
18272
18341
18371
18382
18451
18462
18492
18501
18553
18582
18601
18611
18641
18671
18691
18741
18762
18771
18801
18831
18842
18854
18861
18881
18892
18902
18925
18936
18952
18965
18972
18986
18996
19008
19015
19023
190317
190414
19058
190623
190714
190828
190934
19108
191113
191226
191328
191415
1915108
191632
1917186
1918210
191936
192039
1921106
1922198
192349
1924323
1925132
192683
1927156
1928190
1929629
19301,202
1931163
1932287
1933266
1934490
1935222
1936593
1937602
1938348
1939636
1940247
1941251
1942968
1943454
1944279
1945266
1946146
1947403
1948342
1949656
1950538
1951815
1952551
1953929
19541,067
19551,051
1956453
1957450
19581,025
1959507
1960353
1961475
1962457
1963742
1964340
1965357
1966613
1967414
1968948
1969731
1970312
1971669
1972866
1973587
1974881
1975459
1976484
19771,215
19781,458
19791,185
1980868
19812,080
19821,029
1983636
1984528
1985790
19861,589
1987719
1988695
19891,032
19902,147
1991921
1992446
19931,541
19941,605
19951,427
19961,258
19971,326
19981,104
1999498
2000724
2001485
20021,070
2003771
2004991
2005626
20061,635
2007580
2008847
2009530
20101,096
20111,432
2012514
2013422
2014958
20152,790
20161,090
20171,736
20182,867
20191,625
2020684
2021944
2022592
2023438
2024614
20251,756

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).