Weather Records on 20 February 2004

991 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 2004. Highest significance: Barnong, AU.

Key Facts for 20 February 2004

On 20 February 2004, 991 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
573 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 916 daily.
Barnong set a daily record precipitation of 35.0 mm (1.4 in) on 20 February 2004.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

991 stations

991 station records on 20 February 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.5 C (115.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro Juchatengo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nordstraum I Kvaenangen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Xian	China	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mo I Rana III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sotuta (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spalding 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
North Pelican	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Arenas	Chile	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leirfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Falls Hydro	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mulege	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mouroubra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hanzhong	China	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guanghua	China	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hita	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Gallegos Aero	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yuin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mininer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro Juchatengo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kautokeino	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mala	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Naranjal	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bardal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Girona/Costa Brava	Spain	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

991 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 344, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 229, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 20 February 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	344
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	229
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 20 February 2004 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 71, daily 916.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

810 broken records

Margins by which the 810 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 2004

Top 20 records on 20 February 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 2004	Barnong, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	94 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2004	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	monthly high max	29.5 C (85.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	105 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2004	Atlatlahuacan, MX	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2004	Gallivare_A, SE	monthly high max	7.5 C (45.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2004	Beaver Is, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2004	Whitefish Pt, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2004	Bunnawarra, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2004	Woolgorong, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2004	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2004	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	monthly high max	46.5 C (115.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2004	San Pedro Juchatengo (Cfe), MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2004	Crosby, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2004	Laghouat, DZ	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	114 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2004	Nordstraum I Kvaenangen, NO	monthly rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2004	Presa Colorines (Cfe), MX	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2004	Jokkmokk, SE	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2004	Gallivare_A, SE	monthly high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2004	Pitea, SE	daily high max	9.6 C (49.3 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2004	Jokkmokk, SE	monthly high max	8.1 C (46.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2004	Xian, CN	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	24 years	39 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2004. 2004 had 991 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	783
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1