Weather Records on 20 February 1950

538 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1950. Highest significance: Tiruppathur, IN.

Key Facts for 20 February 1950

On 20 February 1950, 538 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 490 daily.
Tiruppathur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 116.8 mm (4.6 in) on 20 February 1950.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

538 stations

538 station records on 20 February 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Annavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cherapalaseri	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kottaram	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppuvanam	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Manapparai	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Natham	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Narasimharajapura	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paramakudi	India	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rietfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kallakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vayittiri	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mukundapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kanjirapally	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aruppukottai	India	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Asifabad(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ammathy	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nilambur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Usilampatti	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chidambaram	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vedasandur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bilhaur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wexford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vallam	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

538 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 20 February 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 20 February 1950 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 45, daily 490.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1950

Top 20 records on 20 February 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1950	Tiruppathur, IN	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	22 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1950	Annavasal, IN	monthly rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1950	Vattaram, IN	monthly rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1950	Heggaddevankote, IN	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1950	Cherapalaseri, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1950	Kottaram, IN	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1950	Melur, IN	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1950	Tiruppuvanam, IN	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1950	Manapparai, IN	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1950	Natham, IN	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1950	Pudukkottai, IN	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1950	Narasimharajapura, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1950	Paramakudi, IN	monthly rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1950	Sendamangalam, IN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1950	Manamathurai, IN	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1950	Kamuthi, IN	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1950	Sivakasi, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1950	Kilanilai, IN	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1950	Rietfontein, ZA	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1950	Kallakurichi, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	49 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1950. 1950 had 538 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	383
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	26
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2