Weather Records on 4 February 1920

76 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 1920. Highest significance: Philipstown (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 4 February 1920

On 4 February 1920, 76 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 71 daily.
Philipstown (Tnk) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 4 February 1920.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

76 stations

76 station records on 4 February 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wangamana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill (Genanaguy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

76 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 43, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 4 February 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	43
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 February 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 71.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

66 broken records

Margins by which the 66 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 1920

Top 20 records on 4 February 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 1920	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1920	Harrisburg - Coop, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1920	Normanton Post Office, AU	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1920	Croydon Township, AU	monthly rain	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 1920	Pella, ZA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1920	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1920	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1920	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1920	Harrisburg - Coop, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1920	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1920	State College, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1920	Brewarrina (Talawanta), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1920	Plauen, DE	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1920	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1920	State College, US	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1920	St John's, CA	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1920	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1920	Innamincka Station, AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1920	Wangamana, AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	35 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1920	Magdeburg, DE	daily high max	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	32 years	16 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 76 records.

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

Records on 02-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	2
1826	2
1827	2
1828	2
1829	1
1830	2
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	2
1862	2
1869	3
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1882	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1897	2
1898	6
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	17
1904	4
1905	8
1906	8
1907	11
1908	23
1909	33
1910	13
1911	81
1912	83
1913	39
1914	31
1915	20
1916	25
1917	123
1918	80
1919	57
1920	76
1921	41
1922	86
1923	76
1924	276
1925	257
1926	149
1927	537
1928	547
1929	87
1930	316
1931	176
1932	329
1933	162
1934	200
1935	253
1936	497
1937	190
1938	481
1939	179
1940	339
1941	288
1942	378
1943	417
1944	244
1945	336
1946	506
1947	573
1948	585
1949	439
1950	502
1951	391
1952	751
1953	546
1954	853
1955	968
1956	713
1957	620
1958	393
1959	448
1960	421
1961	648
1962	968
1963	1,348
1964	608
1965	461
1966	573
1967	432
1968	298
1969	399
1970	1,195
1971	989
1972	666
1973	616
1974	368
1975	667
1976	672
1977	448
1978	594
1979	1,477
1980	591
1981	566
1982	1,812
1983	787
1984	588
1985	1,865
1986	1,550
1987	472
1988	1,006
1989	3,693
1990	1,546
1991	1,773
1992	952
1993	1,032
1994	597
1995	1,012
1996	3,525
1997	1,270
1998	1,331
1999	1,055
2000	531
2001	1,323
2002	1,232
2003	703
2004	1,431
2005	1,610
2006	633
2007	1,254
2008	1,331
2009	610
2010	1,384
2011	1,913
2012	1,748
2013	398
2014	530
2015	786
2016	1,023
2017	603
2018	1,241
2019	1,435
2020	1,198
2021	644
2022	954
2023	418
2024	911
2025	1,846
2026	782

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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	57
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1