Weather Records on 20 February 1945

266 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1945. Highest significance: Louisville, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 1945

On 20 February 1945, 266 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 261 daily.
Louisville set a daily record precipitation of 95.5 mm (3.8 in) on 20 February 1945.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

266 stations

266 station records on 20 February 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Diapur (Bleak House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Areia Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gurley (Glenroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mundau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dom Mauricio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hugo	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tintinara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Drung Drung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

266 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 20 February 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 20 February 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 261.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

228 broken records

Margins by which the 228 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1945

Top 20 records on 20 February 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1945	Louisville, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1945	Diapur (Bleak House), AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1945	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1945	Salem, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1945	Bonham 3NNE, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1945	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1945	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1945	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	66 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1945	Moorhead, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1945	Brunette Downs, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1945	Yazoo City, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1945	Cooroy Composite, AU	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1945	Tuscola, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1945	State UNIV, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1945	Menasha, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1945	Auburn, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1945	Tempe Downs, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1945	Wetumpka, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1945	Park Rch, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1945	Greenville Wtp, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	37 years	25 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1945. 1945 had 266 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 20	191
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1