Weather Records on 20 February 1930

1,202 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1930. Highest significance: Buangor 1, AU.

Key Facts for 20 February 1930

On 20 February 1930, 1,202 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,117 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 262 monthly and 940 daily.
Buangor 1 set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 20 February 1930.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,202 stations

1,202 station records on 20 February 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buangor 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crowlands (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lock #4	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,202 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 647, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 470, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 72.

Records on 20 February 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	647
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	470
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	72
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 February 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 262, daily 940.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,047 broken records

Margins by which the 1,047 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1930

Top 20 records on 20 February 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1930	Buangor 1, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1930	Cape May 2 NW, US	monthly high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1930	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1930	Moyston, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1930	Ottawa, CA	monthly high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1930	Milwaukee Wb City, US	monthly high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1930	Southampton, CA	monthly high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1930	Toronto, CA	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1930	Madison Wb City, US	monthly high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1930	Blue Hill Coop, US	monthly high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1930	Taunton, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1930	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1930	Port Arthur, CA	monthly high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1930	Amherst, US	monthly high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1930	Lake Cochituate, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1930	Plymouth, US	monthly high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1930	Quakertown, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1930	Pelee Island, CA	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1930	Worcester, US	monthly high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1930	Tecumseh 1S, US	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	34 years	28 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1930. 1930 had 1,202 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 5	869
5 to 10	162
10 to 15	10
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	0
30 to 35	2