Weather Records on 20 February 1944

279 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1944. Highest significance: Peak Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 20 February 1944

On 20 February 1944, 279 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 270 daily.
Peak Downs set a daily record precipitation of 112.0 mm (4.4 in) on 20 February 1944.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

279 stations

279 station records on 20 February 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yadki	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirnur Nam	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bagaha	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tirukkattupalli	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Devikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kotra	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nagamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nakur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santhanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Del Monte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bettiah	India	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Srikakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Motihari	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nilakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Punganur	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macharla	India	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanamkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

279 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 20 February 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 20 February 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 270.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

234 broken records

Margins by which the 234 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1944

Top 20 records on 20 February 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1944	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1944	Kamuthi, IN	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1944	Periakulam, IN	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1944	Kodaikanal, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1944	Franklin 3 NW, US	monthly rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1944	Tanjavur, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1944	Yadki, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1944	Tirumangalam, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1944	Manamathurai, IN	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1944	Dindigul, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1944	Kirnur Nam, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1944	Schriever, US	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1944	Bagaha, IN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1944	Tirukkattupalli, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1944	Tiruvaiyaru, IN	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1944	Avon Downs, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1944	Devikulam, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1944	Ariyalur, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1944	Tirupoondi, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1944	Madurai, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	29 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1944. 1944 had 279 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	231
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1