Weather Records on 20 February 1928

190 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1928. Highest significance: Yandilla, AU.

Key Facts for 20 February 1928

On 20 February 1928, 190 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 174 daily.
Yandilla set an all-time record daily precipitation of 195.6 mm (7.7 in) on 20 February 1928.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

190 stations

190 station records on 20 February 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yandilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgandramine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

190 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 February 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 February 1928 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 174.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

171 broken records

Margins by which the 171 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 103.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1928

Top 20 records on 20 February 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1928	Yandilla, AU	all-time rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	1 year	60 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1928	Maryland, AU	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1928	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1928	Rivertree (Myall), AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1928	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	103.7 mm (4.1 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1928	Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla, AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1928	Cudal Post Office, AU	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1928	Gin Gin Post Office, AU	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1928	Cooyar Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1928	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1928	Hawkwood Station, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1928	Blackwood, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1928	Tabulam Post Office, AU	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1928	Welshpool, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1928	Warialda Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1928	Cudgen Plantation, AU	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1928	Jimbour State School, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1928	Macksville Country Club, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1928	Canning Downs, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1928	Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1928. 1928 had 190 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 20	102
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1