Weather Records on 20 February 1980

868 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1980. Highest significance: Ahmadabad, IN.

Key Facts for 20 February 1980

On 20 February 1980, 868 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
384 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 841 daily.
Ahmadabad set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 20 February 1980.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

868 stations

868 station records on 20 February 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ahmadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Evangelista de Souza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	500.0 mm (19.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Itanhaem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	338.9 mm (13.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mongagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	390.4 mm (15.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Crown King	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Santo Antonio de Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Miramar NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma Castle Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taboleiro Do Meio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Acarape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maracaja	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Glacier	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Nicolas Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sitio Passagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ouro Branco (Manairama)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Sabugi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Canyon Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salesopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Luzia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Feijao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Goncalo Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Tomas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Doornfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palhano	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Webster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Correntes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sedona	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

868 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 162, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 222, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 400, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 20 February 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	162
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	222
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	400
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 20 February 1980 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 22, daily 841.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

728 broken records

Margins by which the 728 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1980

Top 20 records on 20 February 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1980	Ahmadabad, IN	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	76 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1980	Evangelista de Souza, BR	all-time rain	500.0 mm (19.7 in)	151.7 mm (6.0 in)	37 years	75 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1980	Itanhaem, BR	all-time rain	338.9 mm (13.3 in)	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	14 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1980	Mongagua, BR	all-time rain	390.4 mm (15.4 in)	174.1 mm (6.9 in)	4 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1980	Crown King, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1980	Ignacio 1 N, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1980	Keams Canyon, US	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	69 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1980	Acude Santo Antonio de Russas, BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1980	Prescott, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1980	San Diego Miramar NAS, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1980	Payson, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1980	Conceicao, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1980	Montezuma Castle Nm, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1980	Taboleiro Do Meio, BR	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1980	Bright Angel Rs, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1980	Ft Valley, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1980	Acarape, BR	all-time rain	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1980	Maracaja, BR	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1980	Assiniboia, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1980	Gagnoa, CI	daily low max	25.5 C (77.9 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	33 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1980. 1980 had 868 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	698
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1