Weather Records on 20 February 1946

146 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1946. Highest significance: Snowtown, AU.

Key Facts for 20 February 1946

On 20 February 1946, 146 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 139 daily.
Snowtown set an all-time record daily precipitation of 103.9 mm (4.1 in) on 20 February 1946.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

146 stations

146 station records on 20 February 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dom Mauricio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gabriels	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edmundston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edmundston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milguy (Myee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Senador Pompeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karnah	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barham 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicholi	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Quiteria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sailana	India	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	198.0 cm (78.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

146 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 75, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 20 February 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	75
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 20 February 1946 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 139.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

121 broken records

Margins by which the 121 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1946

Top 20 records on 20 February 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1946	Snowtown, AU	all-time rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	72 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1946	Lorne Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1946	Dom Mauricio, BR	all-time rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1946	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1946	Gellibrand River West, AU	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1946	Gabriels, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1946	Cooperstown, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1946	Sherbrooke, CA	daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1946	Edmundston, CA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1946	Edmundston, CA	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1946	Milguy (Myee), AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1946	Jowai, IN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1946	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1946	Coldwater, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1946	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1946	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1946	Lennoxville, CA	daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	55 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1946	Senador Pompeu, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1946	Lennoxville, CA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	55 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1946	Osijek, HR	monthly rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	38 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1946. 1946 had 146 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 50	108
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1