Weather Records on 20 February 2003

771 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 2003. Highest significance: Henbury, AU.

Key Facts for 20 February 2003

On 20 February 2003, 771 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
244 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 740 daily.
Henbury set a daily record precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 20 February 2003.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

771 stations

771 station records on 20 February 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
New Park	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Spalding (Bundaleer Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gawler Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
College STN Easterwood Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Bergstrom Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Papunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amamoor Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Truth Or Consequences Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seabrook Farms	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Austin-Camp Mabry	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg-Easton Brg	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Round Rock 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Meadows	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spalding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda (Bagot Well)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Mountain (Davison Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Park	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karoonda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cowangie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 8 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jfk Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ozona	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kandanga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ysleta	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yuendumu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maningrida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

771 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 337, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 114.

Records on 20 February 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	337
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	114

Records on 20 February 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 740.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

638 broken records

Margins by which the 638 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 2003

Top 20 records on 20 February 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 2003	Henbury, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	101 years	74 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2003	New Park, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2003	Spalding (Bundaleer Reservoir), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	99 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2003	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2003	Laura, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	99 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2003	Gawler Council Depot, AU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2003	College STN Easterwood Fld, US	monthly rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2003	Austin Bergstrom Intl AP, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2003	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2003	Koolpinyah, AU	daily rain	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2003	Fischers Store, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2003	Papunya, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2003	Amamoor Forestry, AU	daily rain	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2003	Smithville, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2003	Goshen, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2003	Truth Or Consequences Muni AP, US	monthly rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2003	Gladstone, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2003	Newburyport, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	3 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2003	Blanco, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2003	Seabrook Farms, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	8 years	47 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2003. 2003 had 771 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2003-02-20: 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	596
100 to 200	25
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1