Weather Records on 20 February 1965

357 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1965. Highest significance: Eagle Harbor, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 1965

On 20 February 1965, 357 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
175 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 349 daily.
Eagle Harbor set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 20 February 1965.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

357 stations

357 station records on 20 February 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Villahermosa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arambagh	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valle de Santiago	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Asansol Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cotija	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bankura Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kanab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palm Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vivian	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Canton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

357 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 20 February 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 20 February 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 349.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

271 broken records

Margins by which the 271 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 215.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1965

Top 20 records on 20 February 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1965	Eagle Harbor, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21.5 cm (8.5 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1965	Mokpo, KR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1965	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	daily low min	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	12.9 C (23.2 F)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1965	Villahermosa (Smn), MX	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1965	Gibson Dam, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1965	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low max	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1965	Rapelje, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1965	Arambagh, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1965	Uruapan (Smn), MX	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1965	Geneseo, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	65 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1965	Virden, CA	daily high min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	73 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1965	Valle de Santiago, MX	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1965	Lisbon, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1965	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1965	Hetch Hetchy, US	monthly high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1965	Asansol Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1965	Jokkmokk, SE	daily high max	6.4 C (43.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	73 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1965	Pomona/Fairplex, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	65 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1965	Tapalpa (Smn), MX	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1965	Cotija, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	29 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1965. 1965 had 357 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	262
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1