Weather Records on 20 February 2005

626 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 2005. Highest significance: Greenville 2 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 2005

On 20 February 2005, 626 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
282 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 611 daily.
Greenville 2 NNE set a daily record snowfall of 17.3 cm (6.8 in) on 20 February 2005.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

626 stations

626 station records on 20 February 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galesville 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Reefs (Clear Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jiquipilco	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natitingou	Benin	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Metro AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa El Bosque (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Postmasburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Huron	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Germantown Wastewater Utility	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baerami Creek (Bronwyn Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikne I Osterdal	Norway	Record snow depth	117.0 cm (46.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minnesota City Dam 5	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bretti (Vinegar Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crailsheim-Alexandersreut	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nulkaba (O'Connors Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nowendoc (Green Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tengchong	China	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

626 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 200, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 98, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 20 February 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	200
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	98
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 20 February 2005 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 611.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

473 broken records

Margins by which the 473 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 2005

Top 20 records on 20 February 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 2005	Greenville 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	81 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2005	Standish 4NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2005	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2005	Ivanhoe Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2005	Manitowoc, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2005	Midland, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2005	Buffalo 2NE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2005	Temora Research Station, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2005	Miami, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2005	Galesville 2WSW, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2005	Hutchinson 1 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2005	Mauston 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2005	Sheboygan, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.3 cm (3.3 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2005	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	107 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2005	Junee Reefs (Clear Hills), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2005	Norman 3SSE, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2005	Jiquipilco, MX	monthly high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2005	Dodge, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2005	Saint Anthony, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2005	Culbertson, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2005. 2005 had 626 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	445
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1