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Weather Records on 20 February 1904

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1904. Highest significance: Wentworth Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 20 February 1904

  • On 20 February 1904, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Wentworth Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 20.1 mm (0.8 in) on 20 February 1904.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 20 February 1904 14 station records on 20 February 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 20 February 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 February 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Wentworth Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LichtentanneGermanyRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
DaylesfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-24.4 C (-11.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet RdAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-23.3 C (-9.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Werribee (Wyndham)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-25.0 C (-13.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 20 February 1904 by type Records set or tied on 20 February 1904 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 10. 035810Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 February 1904 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 10.
Records on 20 February 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 February 1904 by timescale Records on 20 February 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 February 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14.
Records on 20 February 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 February 1904 Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.3. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 2: 62 to 4: 54 to 6: 06 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 12: 112 to 14: 014 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 February 1904
MarginRecords
0 to 26
2 to 45
4 to 60
6 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 121
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1904
Top 14 records on 20 February 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 February 1904Wentworth Post Office, AUdaily rain20.1 mm (0.8 in)14.3 mm (0.6 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1904Lichtentanne, DEdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1904Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)36 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1904Galway, IEdaily rain12.0 mm (0.5 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)35 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1904Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1904Hastings Post Office, AUdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)10.6 mm (0.4 in)7 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1904Daylesford, AUdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1904Den Helder-1, NLdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)27 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1904Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)1.9 mm (0.07 in)11 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1904Stratford, CAdaily low min-24.4 C (-11.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)18 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1904Horsham Polkemmet Rd, AUdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)7 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1904Port Stanley, CAdaily low min-23.3 C (-9.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)18 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1904Werribee (Wyndham), AUdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1904Southampton, CAdaily low min-25.0 C (-13.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)10 years8 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 1904
Records on 02-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1904. 1904 had 14 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: 1,2161978: 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: 1,4332012: 5142013: 4222014: 9582015: 2,7902016: 1,0902017: 1,7362018: 2,8902019: 1,6302020: 6862021: 9472022: 5922023: 4382024: 6132025: 1,7562026: 9741809186918981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1904. 1904 had 14 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
19771,216
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
20111,433
2012514
2013422
2014958
20152,790
20161,090
20171,736
20182,890
20191,630
2020686
2021947
2022592
2023438
2024613
20251,756
2026974

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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 (2026-10-15).