Weather Records on 1 February 1920

84 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1920. Highest significance: Jacksonville Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 1 February 1920

On 1 February 1920, 84 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 82 daily.
Jacksonville Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 71.6 mm (2.8 in) on 1 February 1920.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

84 stations

84 station records on 1 February 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

84 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.

Records on 1 February 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 February 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 82.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

75 broken records

Margins by which the 75 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1920

Top 20 records on 1 February 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1920	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1920	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1920	Saint John, CA	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	45 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1920	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily high min	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1920	Saint John, CA	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1920	Sydney, CA	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1920	Charlottetown, CA	daily low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1920	Concord, US	daily low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1920	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1920	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1920	Montreal McGill, CA	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1920	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1920	Ottawa, CA	daily low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	45 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1920	Montreal McGill, CA	daily low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1920	St John's, CA	daily low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1920	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1920	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1920	Gardiner, US	monthly low min	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	5 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1920	Chatham, CA	daily low min	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1920	Portland, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	1 year	18 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

1795 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1920. 1920 had 84 records.

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

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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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 1 February 1920
Margin	Records
0 to 10	70
10 to 20	4
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1