Weather Records on 20 February 1938

348 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1938. Highest significance: Wirrulla (Petina), AU.

Key Facts for 20 February 1938

On 20 February 1938, 348 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 305 daily.
Wirrulla (Petina) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 90.9 mm (3.6 in) on 20 February 1938.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

348 stations

348 station records on 20 February 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wirrulla (Petina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (White Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Nonowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Copley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	260.9 mm (10.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colton (Boola Boola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kondoolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Butler Tanks (North Parnda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilpena Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Yarley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Siam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cleve (Mangalo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amyton (Pinda Section 63)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape de Couedic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pondooma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

348 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 228, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 20 February 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 20 February 1938 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 34, daily 305.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

314 broken records

Margins by which the 314 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1473.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1938

Top 20 records on 20 February 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1938	Wirrulla (Petina), AU	all-time rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1938	Quorn (Olive Grove), AU	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1938	Yardea, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1938	Port Lincoln (White Flat), AU	all-time rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1938	Yudnapinna, AU	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1938	Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale), AU	all-time rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1938	Port Lincoln, AU	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1938	Melrose, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1938	Republic, US	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1938	Mount Lyndhurst, AU	all-time rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1938	Hawker (Warcowie), AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1938	Carawa, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1938	Wilmington, AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1938	Whyalla (Nonowie), AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1938	Warooka, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1938	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1938	Copley, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1938	Belton (Shadow Vale), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1938	Goondi Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	260.9 mm (10.3 in)	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1938	Bookaloo, AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	50 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1938. 1938 had 348 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	311
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1