Weather Records on 20 February 1951

815 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1951. Highest significance: Danville, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 1951

On 20 February 1951, 815 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 777 daily.
Danville set a daily record precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 20 February 1951.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

815 stations

815 station records on 20 February 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ararat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Farmersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwell 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Drummartin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Mill State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mooroopna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newton 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carisbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kapoho 93	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goornong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toolleen (Ryan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Campbells Forest (Yarraberb)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moira Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Balook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aakukui 1007	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklands General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barmah East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nathalia (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Merrigum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

815 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 205, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 471, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 20 February 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	205
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	471
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 20 February 1951 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 33, daily 777.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

704 broken records

Margins by which the 704 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1951

Top 20 records on 20 February 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1951	Danville, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1951	Stawell, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1951	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1951	Hoopeston, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1951	Elmore, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1951	Ararat Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1951	Fayetteville, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1951	Richmond Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1951	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1951	Blackwarry, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1951	Farmersburg, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1951	Blackwell 1 W, US	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1951	Drummartin, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1951	Cairo 3N, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1951	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1951	Rockville, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1951	Stuart Mill State School, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1951	Carlinville, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1951	Eaton, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1951	Tahlequah, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	13 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1951. 1951 had 815 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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Data for records on 1951-02-20: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	684
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2