Weather Records on 20 February 1954

1,067 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1954. Highest significance: Green Mountains, AU.

Key Facts for 20 February 1954

On 20 February 1954, 1,067 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
414 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 1,000 daily.
Green Mountains set an all-time record daily precipitation of 397.0 mm (15.6 in) on 20 February 1954.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

1,067 stations

1,067 station records on 20 February 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	397.0 mm (15.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kulpahar	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jaipur Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadra	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chirawa	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Charkhari	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monkerai Upper (Redleaf)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jhunjhunu	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Amroha	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bhainswal	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sohana	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rewari	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.7 mm (7.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coolum Beach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	360.2 mm (14.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saharanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,067 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 187, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 227, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 507, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 20 February 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	187
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	227
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	507
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 20 February 1954 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 63, daily 1,000.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

932 broken records

Margins by which the 932 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1954

Top 20 records on 20 February 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1954	Green Mountains, AU	all-time rain	397.0 mm (15.6 in)	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	24 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1954	Denison, US	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1954	Storm Lake, US	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1954	Sac City, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1954	Blair, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1954	Kulpahar, IN	monthly rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1954	Jaipur Obsy Sr, IN	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1954	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1954	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1954	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1954	Bhadra, IN	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1954	Plainville 4WNW, US	monthly rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1954	Greenfield, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1954	Chirawa, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1954	Charkhari, IN	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1954	Darlington, AU	daily rain	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1954	Monkerai Upper (Redleaf), AU	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1954	Randolph, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1954	Wadena 3 S, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1954	Fairbury 7S, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	52 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1954. 1954 had 1,067 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	878
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1