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Weather Records on 20 February 1909

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1909. Highest significance: Quebec, CA.

Key Facts for 20 February 1909

  • On 20 February 1909, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 20 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 34 daily.
  • Quebec set a daily record precipitation of 52.8 mm (2.1 in) on 20 February 1909.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 20 February 1909 34 station records on 20 February 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 20 February 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 February 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
QuebecCanadaRecord daily precipitation52.8 mm (2.1 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation49.5 mm (1.9 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells LineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.1 mm (2.1 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.6 C (61.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
WarraweenaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.5 mm (1.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
GoorianawahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation72.4 mm (2.9 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
CalgaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.5 mm (1.9 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord high maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord high maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 20 February 1909 by type Records set or tied on 20 February 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 12. 051015Highest daily maximum: 8Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 12Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 February 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 12.
Records on 20 February 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum8
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum12
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 February 1909 by timescale Records on 20 February 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 34. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 34all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 February 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 34.
Records on 20 February 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily34

How Much Records Were Beaten By

25 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 February 1909 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 30.4. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 165 to 10: 310 to 15: 215 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 230 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
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 30.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 February 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 516
5 to 103
10 to 152
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 302
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1909
Top 20 records on 20 February 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 February 1909Quebec, CAdaily rain52.8 mm (2.1 in)29.9 mm (1.2 in)18 years48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1909Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily high min6.7 C (44.1 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)49 years27 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1909Neilrex (Caigan), AUdaily rain36.8 mm (1.4 in)28.7 mm (1.1 in)18 years26 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1909Narrabri Bowling Club, AUdaily rain49.5 mm (1.9 in)30.4 mm (1.2 in)18 years22 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1909Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AUdaily rain53.1 mm (2.1 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)35 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1909Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily high min5.0 C (41.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)34 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1909Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max16.6 C (61.9 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)18 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1909Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low max24.4 C (75.9 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)34 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1909Winnemucca AP, USdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1909Warraweena, AUdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)13.3 mm (0.5 in)18 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1909Moree Post Office, AUdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)18 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1909Windsor Riverside, CAdaily high min1.1 C (34.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1909Portland, USdaily high min1.1 C (34.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1909World Trade Ctr, USdaily high min5.0 C (41.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1909Baltimore Customs House, USdaily high min6.1 C (43.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1909Philadelphia City, USdaily high min6.1 C (43.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1909Montreal McGill, CAdaily rain32.3 mm (1.3 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)10 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1909Dalhousie, CAdaily high max5.0 C (41.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1909Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AUdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)15.3 mm (0.6 in)1 year12 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1909Saint John, CAdaily high max6.7 C (44.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)24 years12 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 1909
Records on 02-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1909. 1909 had 34 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 1909. 1909 had 34 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).