Weather Records on 20 February 1929

629 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1929. Highest significance: Cooke Plains, AU.

Key Facts for 20 February 1929

On 20 February 1929, 629 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 444 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 607 daily.
Cooke Plains set a monthly record daily precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 20 February 1929.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

629 stations

629 station records on 20 February 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-22.3 C (-8.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nimagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.3 C (-20.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-23.4 C (-10.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

629 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 157, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 287, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 20 February 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	157
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	287
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 20 February 1929 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 5, daily 607.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

552 broken records

Margins by which the 552 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1143.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1929

Top 20 records on 20 February 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1929	Cooke Plains, AU	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1929	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1929	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	132.9 mm (5.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1929	Zerbst, DE	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1929	Goodwood Rail STN, AU	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1929	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1929	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1929	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1929	Yanac North, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1929	Clark, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1929	Pelee Island, CA	all-time low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1929	Husum, DE	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1929	Olin, US	all-time low min	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1929	Wauseon Wtp, US	all-time low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1929	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	all-time low min	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1929	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1929	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	9.3 C (16.7 F)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1929	Oshkosh, US	all-time low min	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1929	Watertown Wwtp, US	all-time low min	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1929	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	daily low min	-22.3 C (-8.1 F)	10.8 C (19.4 F)	20 years	31 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1929. 1929 had 629 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 200	547
200 to 400	4
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1