Weather Records on 20 February 1978

1,458 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1978. Highest significance: Van Wert 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 1978

On 20 February 1978, 1,458 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 605 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,398 daily.
Van Wert 1 S set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 20 February 1978.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

1,458 stations

1,458 station records on 20 February 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Rockville	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tiffin	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Flashman Twr	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Dam 21	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Odell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Willis 5 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sweet Springs	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kentland	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saverton L&D 22	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marvel Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Disposal Plt	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lecompton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roy 8 NE	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,458 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 151, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 454, Heaviest daily rainfall 87, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 539.

Records on 20 February 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	151
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	454
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	539

Records on 20 February 1978 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 50, daily 1,398.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,184 broken records

Margins by which the 1,184 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 711.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1978

Top 20 records on 20 February 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1978	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1978	Rockville, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1978	Montpelier, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	82 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1978	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	88 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1978	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	70 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1978	Berne Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1978	Palestine, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1978	Tiffin, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1978	Alton 1 W, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1978	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1978	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	81 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1978	Put-In-Bay, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1978	Crawfordsville Pwr Plt, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1978	Paris Stp, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1978	Horton, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1978	Wilmington 3 N, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1978	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1978	Wheatfield, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1978	London State Fish Hatchery, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1978	Brookville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 years	56 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1978. 1978 had 1,458 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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Data for records on 1978-02-20: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 100	1,005
100 to 200	127
200 to 300	39
300 to 400	9
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1