Weather Records on 20 February 1918

210 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1918. Highest significance: Holbrook (Rsl), AU.

Key Facts for 20 February 1918

On 20 February 1918, 210 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 192 daily.
Holbrook (Rsl) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 80.5 mm (3.2 in) on 20 February 1918.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

210 stations

210 station records on 20 February 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boomanoomana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kyamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brundah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Young Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Benerembah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morangarell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tumut (Red Hill Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tatura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Colinroobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Katandra North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

210 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 20 February 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 February 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 192.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

188 broken records

Margins by which the 188 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1918

Top 20 records on 20 February 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1918	Holbrook (Rsl), AU	monthly rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1918	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1918	Mulwala Homestead, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1918	Yarrawonga Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1918	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1918	Tumbarumba 1, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1918	Marrar (Centenary Drive), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1918	Binya Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1918	Yellowin, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1918	Bulgandra, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1918	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1918	Boomanoomana, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1918	Berthong, AU	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1918	Boort, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1918	Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1918	Adelong Post Office, AU	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1918	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1918	Kyamba, AU	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1918	Tarcutta, AU	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1918	West Wyalong (Tallimbalong), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	33 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1918. 1918 had 210 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	2
1810	2
1814	1
1827	2
1834	1
1837	1
1838	2
1845	1
1846	2
1849	2
1850	1
1855	3
1858	2
1860	1
1861	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1892	5
1893	6
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	6
1899	6
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	17
1904	14
1905	8
1906	23
1907	14
1908	28
1909	34
1910	8
1911	13
1912	26
1913	28
1914	15
1915	108
1916	32
1917	186
1918	210
1919	36
1920	39
1921	106
1922	198
1923	49
1924	323
1925	132
1926	83
1927	156
1928	190
1929	629
1930	1,202
1931	163
1932	287
1933	266
1934	490
1935	222
1936	593
1937	602
1938	348
1939	636
1940	247
1941	251
1942	968
1943	454
1944	279
1945	266
1946	146
1947	403
1948	342
1949	656
1950	538
1951	815
1952	551
1953	929
1954	1,067
1955	1,051
1956	453
1957	450
1958	1,025
1959	507
1960	353
1961	475
1962	457
1963	742
1964	340
1965	357
1966	613
1967	414
1968	948
1969	731
1970	312
1971	669
1972	866
1973	587
1974	881
1975	459
1976	484
1977	1,216
1978	1,458
1979	1,185
1980	868
1981	2,080
1982	1,029
1983	636
1984	528
1985	790
1986	1,589
1987	719
1988	695
1989	1,032
1990	2,147
1991	921
1992	446
1993	1,541
1994	1,605
1995	1,427
1996	1,258
1997	1,326
1998	1,104
1999	498
2000	724
2001	485
2002	1,070
2003	771
2004	991
2005	626
2006	1,635
2007	580
2008	847
2009	530
2010	1,096
2011	1,433
2012	514
2013	422
2014	958
2015	2,790
2016	1,090
2017	1,736
2018	2,890
2019	1,630
2020	686
2021	947
2022	592
2023	438
2024	613
2025	1,756
2026	974

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 February 1918
Margin	Records
0 to 10	109
10 to 20	42
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1