Weather Records on 20 February 1964

340 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1964. Highest significance: Yakutat AP, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 1964

On 20 February 1964, 340 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 335 daily.
Yakutat AP set a daily record precipitation of 86.9 mm (3.4 in) on 20 February 1964.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

340 stations

340 station records on 20 February 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caninde de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crownpoint	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bananeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kuringup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wingate	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rotan	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Fidel 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Formoso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Piqua	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish 9 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kearneysville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cachoeira Paulista (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Littlefield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Amontada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Catingueira (Juca)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Scranton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Wx	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chinocup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Urara (the Knoll)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

340 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 20 February 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 20 February 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 335.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

278 broken records

Margins by which the 278 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1964

Top 20 records on 20 February 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1964	Yakutat AP, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1964	Burnet, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1964	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1964	Caninde de Sao Francisco, BR	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1964	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1964	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1964	Crownpoint, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1964	Elida, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1964	Bananeiras, BR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1964	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	monthly high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1964	Watsonville Wtr Wks, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1964	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1964	Breckenridge, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1964	Wardensville R M Farm, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1964	Kuringup, AU	monthly rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1964	Ft Wingate, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1964	Andrews, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1964	Rotan, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1964	Juneau Dwtn, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1964	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	73 years	30 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1964. 1964 had 340 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	245
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1