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Weather Records on 20 February 1908

28 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1908. Highest significance: Collendina, AU.

Key Facts for 20 February 1908

  • On 20 February 1908, 28 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 28 daily.
  • Collendina set a daily record precipitation of 57.7 mm (2.3 in) on 20 February 1908.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1809 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

28 stations
Weather records on 20 February 1908 28 station records on 20 February 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
28 station records on 20 February 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 February 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
CollendinaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation57.7 mm (2.3 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily precipitation43.4 mm (1.7 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation52.3 mm (2.1 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
CalgaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature7.6 C (45.7 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie StreetAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
AlburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
GoulburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Port HastingsCanadaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
GilgoinAustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.2 mm (2.3 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

28 records
Records on 20 February 1908 by type Records set or tied on 20 February 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 21Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 February 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 20 February 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall21
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 February 1908 by timescale Records on 20 February 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 28all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 February 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 28.
Records on 20 February 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily28

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 February 1908 Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2120 to 40: 140 to 60: 260 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 0140 to 160: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140140 to 160
Margins by which the 25 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 February 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 2021
20 to 401
40 to 602
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1400
140 to 1601

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1908
Top 20 records on 20 February 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 February 1908Collendina, AUdaily rain57.7 mm (2.3 in)44.7 mm (1.8 in)28 years42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1908Halifax, CAdaily rain43.4 mm (1.7 in)17.7 mm (0.7 in)33 years31 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1908Wingen (Murrulla), AUdaily rain52.3 mm (2.1 in)43.2 mm (1.7 in)14 years28 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1908Dalhousie, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)19 years23 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1908Dalhousie, CAdaily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)15.2 cm (6.0 in)19 years23 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1908Calga, AUdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)29 years21 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1908Armagh, GBdaily high min7.6 C (45.7 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)40 years21 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1908Cooma Lambie Street, AUdaily rain16.3 mm (0.6 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1908Albury, AUdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)29 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1908Murrurundi Post Office, AUdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)23.6 mm (0.9 in)14 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1908Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AUdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)17 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1908Sydney, CAdaily rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1908Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low max7.8 C (46.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)22 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1908Scone (Philip Street), AUdaily rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1908Goulburn, AUdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1908Port Hastings, CAdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1908Gilgoin, AUdaily rain58.2 mm (2.3 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)17 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1908Wollongong Post Office, AUdaily rain28.2 mm (1.1 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)14 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1908Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1908Eden (Caravan Park), AUdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)22 years10 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 1908
Records on 02-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1908. 1908 had 28 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 1908. 1908 had 28 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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