Weather Records on 20 February 1933

266 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1933. Highest significance: Simga, IN.

Key Facts for 20 February 1933

On 20 February 1933, 266 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 260 daily.
Simga set a monthly record daily precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 20 February 1933.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

266 stations

266 station records on 20 February 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Simga	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ghatal	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kotalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Demopolis Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calcutta/Alipore	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bongaon	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Balliguda	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durg(Drug)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bihar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sarangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saraipali	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uluberia	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beattyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Russelkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Antigo	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalna	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khamaria	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanas	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Islampur	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chhuikhadan	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Amta	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

266 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 20 February 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 20 February 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 260.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

228 broken records

Margins by which the 228 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1933

Top 20 records on 20 February 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1933	Simga, IN	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1933	Soro, IN	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1933	Minicoy Obsy, IN	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1933	Bedford 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	11.6 cm (4.6 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1933	Ghatal, IN	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1933	Kotalpur, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1933	Helena, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1933	Enterprise, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1933	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1933	Chindwara, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1933	Demopolis Lock 4, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1933	Hernando, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1933	Union 3 SSE, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1933	Calcutta/Alipore, IN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1933	Mantova, IT	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1933	Carthage, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1933	Bongaon, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1933	Burnside, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1933	Holly Springs 2 N, US	monthly rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1933	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	27 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1933. 1933 had 266 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	194
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1