Weather Records on 20 February 2008

847 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 2008. Highest significance: Ephraim, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 2008

On 20 February 2008, 847 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 460 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 827 daily.
Ephraim set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 20 February 2008.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

847 stations

847 station records on 20 February 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ephraim	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Larrakeyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.5 mm (8.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milly Milly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alyeska	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Padbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pirlangimpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.6 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Real del Monte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yerilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.2 mm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carnamah	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

847 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 231, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 229, Heaviest daily rainfall 78, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 20 February 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	231
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	229
Heaviest daily rainfall	78
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 20 February 2008 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 17, daily 827.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

656 broken records

Margins by which the 656 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 2008

Top 20 records on 20 February 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 2008	Ephraim, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2008	Darwin Botanic Gardens, AU	monthly rain	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	115 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2008	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2008	Motozintla (Smn), MX	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2008	Bloomingdale, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2008	Larrakeyah, AU	monthly rain	210.5 mm (8.3 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2008	Legaspi, PH	daily rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2008	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2008	Milly Milly, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2008	Alyeska, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2008	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2008	Sidney 1SSE, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	111 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2008	Webster, US	daily low min	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	111 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2008	Newton, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	111 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2008	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	113 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2008	Mount Padbury, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2008	Pirlangimpi, AU	daily rain	143.6 mm (5.7 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2008	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2008	Gallatin 1W, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2008	Ft Duchesne, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2008. 2008 had 847 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	605
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1