Weather Records on 20 February 2016

1,090 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 2016. Highest significance: Idjevan, AM.

Key Facts for 20 February 2016

On 20 February 2016, 1,090 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
788 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,062 daily.
Idjevan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 20 February 2016.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,090 stations

1,090 station records on 20 February 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Idjevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Moose Pass 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Montabaur	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Monasavu	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	408.0 mm (16.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cali/Alfonso Bonill	Colombia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bykle - Kultran	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laucala Bay	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	158.9 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nausori	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mounefontein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Range View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high maximum temperature	41.2 C (106.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gossweinstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,090 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 381, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 407, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 263, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 20 February 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	381
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	407
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	263
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 20 February 2016 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 1,062.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

890 broken records

Margins by which the 890 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 2016

Top 20 records on 20 February 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 2016	Idjevan, AM	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	29 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2016	Moose Pass 3NW, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2016	Montabaur, DE	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2016	Monasavu, FJ	monthly rain	408.0 mm (16.1 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2016	Tarome, AU	daily rain	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2016	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2016	Makurazaki, JP	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2016	Cali/Alfonso Bonill, CO	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2016	Harrisville Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2016	Jiggs 2NE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2016	West Haldon, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2016	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2016	Bykle - Kultran, NO	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2016	Laucala Bay, FJ	daily rain	158.9 mm (6.3 in)	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2016	Nausori, FJ	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2016	Charlevoix, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2016	Mounefontein, AU	monthly rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2016	Range View, AU	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2016	Dimbokro, CI	all-time high max	41.2 C (106.2 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2016	Hardy, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	109 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2016. 2016 had 1,090 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 2016
Margin	Records
0 to 100	886
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1