Weather Records on 20 February 1963

742 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1963. Highest significance: Dongara, AU.

Key Facts for 20 February 1963

On 20 February 1963, 742 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
217 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 729 daily.
Dongara set a daily record precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 20 February 1963.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

742 stations

742 station records on 20 February 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lynton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie-Lea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hakea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coorow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kayballup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Magenta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mumby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Grace Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carterville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ely Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newdegate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newdegate South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meckering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rpf 57 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willigulli North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upanema (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kondut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jennaberring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bally Bally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wychitella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cunderdin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jurokine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kulin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Hinds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walebing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koorikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Biddy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wannamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Telenning Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Howatharra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

742 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 370, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 20 February 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	370
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 20 February 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 729.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

638 broken records

Margins by which the 638 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1963

Top 20 records on 20 February 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1963	Dongara, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1963	Lynton, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1963	Craigie-Lea, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1963	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1963	Hakea, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1963	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1963	Coorow, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1963	Moora, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1963	Newington, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1963	Kayballup, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1963	Lake Magenta, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1963	Quairading, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1963	S Bend AP, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1963	Dunolly, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1963	Fitzwilliam 2 W, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1963	Mumby, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1963	Lake Grace Comparison, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1963	Carterville, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1963	Ely Park, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1963	Newdegate, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	38 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1963. 1963 had 742 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 20	544
20 to 40	63
40 to 60	20
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	1