Weather Records on 20 February 1937

602 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1937. Highest significance: Hedley, CA.

Key Facts for 20 February 1937

On 20 February 1937, 602 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 585 daily.
Hedley set a monthly record daily snowfall of 31.8 cm (12.5 in) on 20 February 1937.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

602 stations

602 station records on 20 February 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hedley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Robertstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Magill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madakasira	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Falakata Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Gibson	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kulikuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sutherlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rangia	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mooralla (Woodleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kangra	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Damoh	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kumaloa Ditch	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kotli	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Peoria City Office	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

602 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 356, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 20 February 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	356
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 20 February 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 585.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

527 broken records

Margins by which the 527 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 590.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1937

Top 20 records on 20 February 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1937	Hedley, CA	monthly snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1937	Port Clinton (Yararoo), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1937	Esquimalt, CA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1937	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1937	Oskaloosa, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1937	Conception, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1937	Manitowoc, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1937	Robertstown, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1937	Magill Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1937	Lares, PR	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1937	Independence, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	9.3 cm (3.7 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1937	Marshalltown, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1937	Blue Rapids, US	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1937	Dharmavaram, IN	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1937	Madakasira, IN	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1937	Dubuque River, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1937	Falakata Sr, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1937	Adoni, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1937	Saddleworth, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1937	Bella Coola, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	8 years	36 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1937. 1937 had 602 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 100	515
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1