Weather Records on 20 February 1959

507 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1959. Highest significance: Sao Miguel, BR.

Key Facts for 20 February 1959

On 20 February 1959, 507 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 408 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 504 daily.
Sao Miguel set an all-time record daily precipitation of 200.0 mm (7.9 in) on 20 February 1959.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

507 stations

507 station records on 20 February 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sao Miguel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darbys Falls (Riverslea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columinjuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguaruana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madras	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aklavik A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

507 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 318, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 43, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 20 February 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	318
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	43
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 20 February 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 504.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

394 broken records

Margins by which the 394 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1959

Top 20 records on 20 February 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1959	Sao Miguel, BR	all-time rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1959	Burnett 3 S, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1959	Samnanger, NO	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1959	Potter, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1959	Virden, CA	daily high max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1959	Darbys Falls (Riverslea), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1959	Columinjuba, BR	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1959	St Andrews, CA	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1959	Jaguaruana, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1959	Kaufman 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1959	Madison, US	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1959	McKinney Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1959	Wills Pt, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1959	Parrsboro, CA	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1959	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1959	Madras, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1959	Bridgeport, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1959	Gavle, SE	daily high min	2.6 C (36.7 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	61 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1959	Premier Mine-Cullinan, ZA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1959	Tuscola, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	64 years	27 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1959. 1959 had 507 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 100	393
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1