Weather Records on 20 February 2010

1,096 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 2010. Highest significance: Milford, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 2010

On 20 February 2010, 1,096 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
247 were record highs and 350 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,042 daily.
Milford set a monthly record daily precipitation of 35.8 mm (1.4 in) on 20 February 2010.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,096 stations

1,096 station records on 20 February 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Terry	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Arkona	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
McKeesport	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Salina	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Uravan	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Uravan	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marysvale	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gross Lusewitz	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Osby	Sweden	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gillinge_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amity 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh 8 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ims	Norway	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Altenbern	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 8 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 SW Dam	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Altamirano	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meyersdale 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaquepaque	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Chimalapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guttenberg L&D 10	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boltenhagen	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pearisburg 4 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woolwine 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,096 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 256, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 93, Deepest snow cover 185.

Records on 20 February 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	256
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	93
Deepest snow cover	185

Records on 20 February 2010 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 45, daily 1,042.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

919 broken records

Margins by which the 919 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 2010

Top 20 records on 20 February 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 2010	Milford, US	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 February 2010	Terry, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2010	Arkona, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2010	McKeesport, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2010	Salina, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2010	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2010	Uravan, US	monthly snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2010	Paonia 1SW, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	105 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2010	Uravan, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2010	Winterset 4N, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	104 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2010	Princeton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2010	Pulaski 2 E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2010	Colorado City, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2010	Hammonton 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	99 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2010	Manti, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2010	Marysvale, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2010	Mercedes, UY	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2010	Hiddensee-Vitte, DE	daily snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2010	Bridgeport, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2010	Marlinton, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2010. 2010 had 1,096 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	803
50 to 100	63
100 to 150	24
150 to 200	17
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	4