Weather Records on 20 February 1966

613 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1966. Highest significance: Gaborone, BW.

Key Facts for 20 February 1966

On 20 February 1966, 613 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 415 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 604 daily.
Gaborone set an all-time record daily precipitation of 192.0 mm (7.6 in) on 20 February 1966.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

613 stations

613 station records on 20 February 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gaborone	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa (Wairewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Munjeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kookynie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jaen (Instituto)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ontonagon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lanaubra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gundlupet	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rooijantjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record snow depth	93.0 cm (36.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.5 C (-37.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.7 C (-44.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

613 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 215, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 200, Heaviest daily rainfall 90, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 20 February 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	215
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	200
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 20 February 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 604.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

516 broken records

Margins by which the 516 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1966

Top 20 records on 20 February 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1966	Gaborone, BW	all-time rain	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1966	Nowa Nowa (Wairewa), AU	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1966	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	12.1 C (53.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	98 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1966	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high max	15.9 C (60.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	115 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1966	Munjeroo, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1966	Listowel, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1966	Kookynie, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1966	Edenburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1966	Jaen (Instituto), ES	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1966	Ontonagon, US	daily low min	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	11.2 C (20.2 F)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1966	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1966	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1966	Moorarie, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1966	Port Hastings, CA	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1966	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1966	Fort Frances, CA	daily low min	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	69 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1966	Grindstone Island, CA	daily low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1966	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily high min	9.7 C (49.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	65 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1966	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily high max	12.3 C (54.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	80 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1966	Freiburg, DE	daily high max	18.0 C (64.4 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	65 years	32 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1966. 1966 had 613 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	503
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1