Weather Records on 20 February 1943

454 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1943. Highest significance: Dawson (Anda-Vale), AU.

Key Facts for 20 February 1943

On 20 February 1943, 454 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
407 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 444 daily.
Dawson (Anda-Vale) set a daily record precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 20 February 1943.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

454 stations

454 station records on 20 February 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dawson (Anda-Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record snow depth	540.0 cm (212.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft McMurray	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Colusa Brg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eleanor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

454 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 193, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 31, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 20 February 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	193
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	31
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 20 February 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 444.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

326 broken records

Margins by which the 326 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1943

Top 20 records on 20 February 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1943	Dawson (Anda-Vale), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1943	Toronto, CA	monthly high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1943	Frankford (Rossville), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1943	Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1943	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	62 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1943	Graz, AT	daily high max	17.1 C (62.8 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1943	Fort Good Hope 2, CA	monthly high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1943	Hay River, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1943	Dayville, US	monthly high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1943	Lake Charles Chenault, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1943	Penn Yan, US	monthly high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1943	Portage la Prairie, CA	daily high max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1943	Zugspitze, DE	daily snow depth	540.0 cm (212.6 in)	128.0 cm (50.4 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1943	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1943	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1943	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	8.7 C (47.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	55 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1943	Ukiah, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1943	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	54 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1943	Marysville, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1943	Napa State Hospital, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	46 years	23 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1943. 1943 had 454 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	325
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1