Weather Records on 20 February 1996

1,258 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1996. Highest significance: De Funiak Springs 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 1996

On 20 February 1996, 1,258 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
757 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 120 monthly and 1,135 daily.
De Funiak Springs 1 E set a daily record precipitation of 156.5 mm (6.2 in) on 20 February 1996.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,258 stations

1,258 station records on 20 February 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli Airport	Libya	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Suphan Buri	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Acton Escondido Fc261	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop Creek Intake 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hua Hin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saugus Pwr Plt 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Blanca 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hanksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wellpinit	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kern River Ph 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Markleeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Toro MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glendora Fc 287B	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Paula	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winters	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chiang Rai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orlinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Remedios	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,258 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 385, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 372, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 298, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 20 February 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	385
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	372
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	298
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 20 February 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 120, daily 1,135.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

973 broken records

Margins by which the 973 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1996

Top 20 records on 20 February 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1996	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	daily rain	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	93 years	78 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1996	Florence 8 NE, US	monthly rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 years	75 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1996	Middletown, US	monthly rain	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1996	Independence, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1996	Monterey, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1996	Seligman, US	monthly high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1996	Bay Minette, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1996	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1996	Tripoli Airport, LY	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1996	Suphan Buri, TH	daily low max	25.1 C (77.2 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1996	Acton Escondido Fc261, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1996	Bishop Creek Intake 2, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1996	Heber, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1996	Santa Maria da Serra, BR	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1996	Niceville, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1996	Franklin, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1996	Taylorsville 2SW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1996	Ashland #2, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1996	Fruitland, US	monthly high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1996	Snowflake, US	monthly high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	43 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1996. 1996 had 1,258 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	950
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1