Weather Records on 20 February 1975

459 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1975. Highest significance: Woodleigh, AU.

Key Facts for 20 February 1975

On 20 February 1975, 459 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 452 daily.
Woodleigh set an all-time record daily precipitation of 143.0 mm (5.6 in) on 20 February 1975.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

459 stations

459 station records on 20 February 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mia Mia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kareehoek"Kareefontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cardabia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Towrana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowknife A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brickhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mardathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edaggee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anketell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Giralia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winderie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houmoed	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meeline Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Altinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yundamindra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bryah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Limbunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Slangfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kranskop (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Alphen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wittebank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mallina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Exmouth Gulf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

459 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 245, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 20 February 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	245
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 20 February 1975 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 452.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

397 broken records

Margins by which the 397 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1118.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1975

Top 20 records on 20 February 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1975	Woodleigh, AU	all-time rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1975	Mia Mia, AU	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1975	Yarraloola, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1975	Kareehoek"Kareefontein", ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1975	Yanrey, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1975	Cardabia, AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1975	Balmoral, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1975	Heidelberg I, ZA	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1975	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1975	Towrana, AU	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1975	Mount Narryer, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1975	Hayden, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1975	Marron, AU	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1975	Nova Russas, BR	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1975	Yellowknife A, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1975	Nanutarra, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1975	Arlington, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1975	Hamersley, AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1975	Brickhouse, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1975	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	44 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1975. 1975 had 459 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 200	393
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1