Weather Records on 20 February 1960

353 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1960. Highest significance: Jamestown, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 1960

On 20 February 1960, 353 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 344 daily.
Jamestown set a daily record snowfall of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 20 February 1960.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

353 stations

353 station records on 20 February 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jamestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Middelkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
The Forks	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yandil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prestwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bamboo Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ladysdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Forks	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huelva	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

353 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 20 February 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 20 February 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 344.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

290 broken records

Margins by which the 290 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1960

Top 20 records on 20 February 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1960	Jamestown, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1960	Middelkop, ZA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1960	Croydon Township, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1960	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1960	Avon, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1960	Skaneateles, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1960	The Forks, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1960	Wastina Hemaruka, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1960	Jamestown, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1960	Devon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1960	Lamar, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1960	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1960	Cumberland, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1960	Geneva Exp STN, US	all-time snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1960	Elk Point, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1960	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1960	Allegany Sp, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1960	Warrie, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1960	Eskridge, US	monthly snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1960	Brassua Dam, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	33 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1960. 1960 had 353 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	258
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2