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Weather Records on 20 February 1916

32 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1916. Highest significance: Bic, CA.

Key Facts for 20 February 1916

  • On 20 February 1916, 32 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 10 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 32 daily.
  • Bic set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 20 February 1916.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

32 stations
Weather records on 20 February 1916 32 station records on 20 February 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
32 station records on 20 February 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 February 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BicCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-17.2 C (1.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-14.4 C (6.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-27.8 C (-18.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-28.9 C (-20.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord high maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-1.5 C (29.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord high maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord high maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-15.6 C (3.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation6.0 mm (0.24 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-10.6 C (12.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
BurlingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-14.4 C (6.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord high minimum temperature4.5 C (40.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord low minimum temperature-19.5 C (-3.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature27.3 C (81.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-16.1 C (3.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-34.4 C (-29.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-4.0 C (24.8 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature11.1 C (52.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

32 records
Records on 20 February 1916 by type Records set or tied on 20 February 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 7Lowest daily maximum: 14Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 February 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 20 February 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum7
Lowest daily maximum14
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 February 1916 by timescale Records on 20 February 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 32. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 32all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 February 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 32.
Records on 20 February 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily32

How Much Records Were Beaten By

28 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 February 1916 Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2720 to 40: 040 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 28 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 February 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 2027
20 to 400
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1401

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1916
Top 20 records on 20 February 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 February 1916Bic, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)4 years29 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1916Montreal McGill, CAdaily low max-17.2 C (1.0 F)6.6 C (11.9 F)32 years23 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1916Saint John, CAdaily low max-13.3 C (8.1 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)36 years22 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1916Kingston Queens U, CAdaily low max-14.4 C (6.1 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1916Quebec, CAdaily low min-27.8 C (-18.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)32 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1916Bic, CAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)4 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1916Chicoutimi, CAdaily low max-28.9 C (-20.0 F)7.8 C (14.0 F)1 year15 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1916Middletown 4 W, USdaily low max-7.8 C (18.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1916Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily high min1.1 C (34.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1916Calgary Int'l A, CAdaily high max15.6 C (60.1 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1916Edmonton, CAdaily high max13.3 C (55.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1916Karlshamn, SEdaily low max-1.5 C (29.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1916Concord, USdaily low max-9.4 C (15.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1916Qu'appelle, CAdaily high max6.7 C (44.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1916Swift Current, CAdaily high max7.8 C (46.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1916Ottawa, CAdaily low max-15.6 C (3.9 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)1 year9 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1916Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily rain6.0 mm (0.24 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)15 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1916Portland, USdaily low max-10.6 C (12.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)4 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1916Burlington, USdaily low max-14.4 C (6.1 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)4 years9 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1916Mahackala, RUdaily high min4.5 C (40.1 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)6 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 1916
Records on 02-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1916. 1916 had 32 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 1916. 1916 had 32 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).