Weather Records on 20 February 2001

485 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 2001. Highest significance: Farmington 3 NW, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 2001

On 20 February 2001, 485 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
208 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 474 daily.
Farmington 3 NW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 20 February 2001.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

485 stations

485 station records on 20 February 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Farmington 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westmoreland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Long Pool	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart River Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Sabino	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Banka Banka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Balgo Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Moresby W.O.	Papua New Guinea	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wilson Cbs	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Falls 16 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mitzic	Gabon	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
So Entrance Yosemite Np	United States	Record snow depth	149.9 cm (59.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Smoky Valley - Carvers	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Udialla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Viesca (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jachal	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Airport Evap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jubilee Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Enka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Guanghua	China	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mezen	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.5 C (-12.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malinaltepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perevoz	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dunhuang	China	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jalapa del Marques	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Amealco	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria del Refugio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Los Negros Admrty Is/Momote S	Papua New Guinea	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rostov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

485 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 20 February 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 20 February 2001 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 474.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

384 broken records

Margins by which the 384 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 2001

Top 20 records on 20 February 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 2001	Farmington 3 NW, US	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2001	Springvale, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2001	Westmoreland Station, AU	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2001	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2001	Long Pool, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2001	Lockhart River Airport, AU	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2001	El Sabino, MX	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2001	El Zapote, MX	daily high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2001	Banka Banka, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2001	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2001	Quanbun Downs, AU	daily rain	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2001	Balgo Hills, AU	daily rain	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2001	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2001	Miller, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2001	Viroqua, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2001	Myroodah, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2001	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily high max	39.5 C (103.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	91 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2001	Port Moresby W.O., PG	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2001	Mt Wilson Cbs, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2001	Halls Creek Airport, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	34 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2001. 2001 had 485 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	362
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1