Weather Records on 20 February 2014

958 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 2014. Highest significance: Alpha Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 20 February 2014

On 20 February 2014, 958 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
405 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 928 daily.
Alpha Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 160.0 mm (6.3 in) on 20 February 2014.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

958 stations

958 station records on 20 February 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Duluth	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Toulon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kirksville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mundurin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Rosevale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Doyles Creek (Wood Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedoo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone L/D 18	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Duluth	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belmullet	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Metro AP	United States	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Bingara (Emohta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beardmore Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Bowglen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barvesk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toulon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beltzville Dam	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McComb AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

958 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 240, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 351, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 85.

Records on 20 February 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	240
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	351
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	85

Records on 20 February 2014 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 928.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

776 broken records

Margins by which the 776 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 2014

Top 20 records on 20 February 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 2014	Alpha Post Office, AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	123 years	74 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2014	Superior, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2014	Duluth, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2014	Toulon, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2014	Mendooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	104 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2014	Kirksville Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2014	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	146 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2014	Marseilles Lock/Dam, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2014	Mantuan Downs, AU	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2014	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	106 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2014	Augusta, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2014	Waverley Downs, AU	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2014	Mundurin Station, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2014	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2014	Anderson 1 N, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2014	Warsaw, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2014	Milford, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2014	Barraba (Rosevale), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2014	Doyles Creek (Wood Park), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2014	Dunedoo Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	46 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2014. 2014 had 958 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 February 2014
Margin	Records
0 to 100	749
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1