Weather Records on 20 February 1926

83 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1926. Highest significance: Fichtelberg, DE.

Key Facts for 20 February 1926

On 20 February 1926, 83 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 81 daily.
Fichtelberg set a monthly record daily precipitation of 46.3 mm (1.8 in) on 20 February 1926.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

83 stations

83 station records on 20 February 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	84.0 cm (33.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-39.3 C (-38.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Arapaho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

83 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 20 February 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 20 February 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 81.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

63 broken records

Margins by which the 63 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1926

Top 20 records on 20 February 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1926	Fichtelberg, DE	monthly rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1926	Milan, IT	daily high max	19.0 C (66.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	138 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1926	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1926	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily high min	6.9 C (44.4 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1926	Fort National, DZ	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1926	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	46 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1926	Nurnberg, DE	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	45 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1926	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1926	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily rain	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1926	Eersterivier (Bos), ZA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1926	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1926	Metten, DE	daily rain	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1926	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1926	Bamberg, DE	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1926	Bamberg, DE	daily high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1926	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1926	Weissenburg, DE	daily high min	7.5 C (45.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1926	Cobar Post Office, AU	daily high max	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1926	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	daily high max	23.0 C (73.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1926	Karlsruhe, DE	daily high min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	45 years	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

1809 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1926. 1926 had 83 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	59
25 to 50	0
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1