Weather Records on 20 February 1961

475 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1961. Highest significance: Lovington 2 WNW, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 1961

On 20 February 1961, 475 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
267 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 451 daily.
Lovington 2 WNW set an all-time record daily snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 20 February 1961.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

475 stations

475 station records on 20 February 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lovington 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Lovington 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tatum	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Riachao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dancy 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lovington 2 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columinjuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ona	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moosomin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mulungu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arvida	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Sobral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

475 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 152, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 20 February 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	152
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 20 February 1961 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 20, daily 451.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

389 broken records

Margins by which the 389 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1961

Top 20 records on 20 February 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1961	Lovington 2 WNW, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 years	72 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1961	Lovington 2 WNW, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1961	Tatum, US	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1961	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1961	River Jordan, CA	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1961	Tatum, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	0 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1961	Okolona, US	monthly rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1961	Acude Riachao, BR	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1961	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1961	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1961	Fernie, CA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1961	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1961	Purcellville, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1961	Bear Creek, CA	daily rain	196.9 mm (7.8 in)	83.9 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1961	Seymour Falls, CA	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1961	Virden, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1961	Dancy 4 N, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1961	Hobbs, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1961	Lovington 2 WNW, US	all-time snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1961	Saanich Dom Astro Obs, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	40 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1961. 1961 had 475 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	365
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1