Weather Records on 20 February 1936

593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1936. Highest significance: Hampton, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 1936

On 20 February 1936, 593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 358 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 562 daily.
Hampton set a daily record snow depth of 63.5 cm (25.0 in) on 20 February 1936.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

593 stations

593 station records on 20 February 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Steam Plains 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Satyavedu	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charduar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	230.9 mm (9.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Narsipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ganmain (Dullah Dullah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pithapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru)	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yarran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	242.0 cm (95.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	381.0 cm (150.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

593 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 127, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 231, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 20 February 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	127
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	231
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 20 February 1936 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 15, daily 562.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

482 broken records

Margins by which the 482 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1778.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1936

Top 20 records on 20 February 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1936	Hampton, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1936	Urana (Butherwah), AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1936	Steam Plains 1, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1936	Satyavedu, IN	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1936	Charduar, IN	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1936	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	230.9 mm (9.1 in)	114.1 mm (4.5 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1936	Kamloops, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1936	Oskaloosa, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1936	Keosauqua, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1936	Collingrove, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1936	Eurongilly (Bundaleer), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1936	Arkonam, IN	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1936	Narsipatnam, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1936	Itchapuram, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1936	Walbundrie (Crediton Street), AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1936	Keene, US	all-time low min	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1936	Monmouth, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1936	Ganmain (Dullah Dullah), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1936	Grand Rapids Wb City, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1936	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	43 years	30 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1936. 1936 had 593 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 250	478
250 to 500	1
500 to 750	2
750 to 1000	0
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	0
1500 to 1750	0
1750 to 2000	1