Weather Records on 20 February 1955

1,051 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1955. Highest significance: Beardstown, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 1955

On 20 February 1955, 1,051 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 477 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,022 daily.
Beardstown set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 20 February 1955.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

1,051 stations

1,051 station records on 20 February 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yarragadee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gascoyne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Old Banchory Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsrus (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cowles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lynway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Aubins	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bysonder	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Owensville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jimba Jimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yandarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woorarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,051 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 209, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 268, Heaviest daily rainfall 347, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 20 February 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	209
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	268
Heaviest daily rainfall	347
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 20 February 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 1,022.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

909 broken records

Margins by which the 909 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1955

Top 20 records on 20 February 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1955	Beardstown, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1955	Hermann, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1955	Yarragadee, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1955	Gascoyne Junction, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1955	Hallock, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1955	Sprague, CA	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1955	Sprague, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1955	Bemidji, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1955	Old Banchory Station, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1955	Bauple, AU	daily rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1955	Trafalgar Station, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1955	Weimar, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1955	Havana, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1955	Hamburg Bergedorf, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1955	Ada, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1955	Pokegama Dam, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1955	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1955	Indian Bay, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1955	Augathella Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1955	Ismailia, EG	daily high max	32.0 C (89.6 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	62 years	41 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1955. 1955 had 1,051 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 25	820
25 to 50	42
50 to 75	22
75 to 100	11
100 to 125	9
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1