Weather Records on 20 February 2019

1,630 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 2019. Highest significance: New Hampton, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 2019

On 20 February 2019, 1,630 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
306 were record highs and 446 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,600 daily.
New Hampton set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 20 February 2019.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

1,630 stations

1,630 station records on 20 February 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hohhot	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Allardt	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mauna Loa Slope Obs 39	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
London Corbin AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Centerburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Srn In Forage Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minneota	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St James Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huade	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Asotin 14 SW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Worthington 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Xilin Hot	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiah	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belzoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Hospital 267	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bonner Springs	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hoyt 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
John Glenn Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,630 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 192, Lowest daily maximum 254, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 192, Heaviest daily rainfall 410, Heaviest daily snowfall 316, Deepest snow cover 152.

Records on 20 February 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	192
Lowest daily maximum	254
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	192
Heaviest daily rainfall	410
Heaviest daily snowfall	316
Deepest snow cover	152

Records on 20 February 2019 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 23, daily 1,600.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,391 broken records

Margins by which the 1,391 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 2019

Top 20 records on 20 February 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 2019	New Hampton, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	108 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2019	Hohhot, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2019	Paoli, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2019	Allardt, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2019	Shoals 8 S, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2019	Mauna Loa Slope Obs 39, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2019	London Corbin AP, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2019	Batesville L&D 1, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2019	Boonville 1S, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2019	Newburgh L&D, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2019	Dayton Mcd, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	121 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2019	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	121 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2019	Centerburg 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2019	Tell City, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2019	Prairie du Chien, US	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	101 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2019	Dubois Srn In Forage Farm, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2019	Charles City, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	120 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2019	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2019	Ennis, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2019	Union City, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	116 years	55 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2019. 2019 had 1,630 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	1,200
50 to 100	143
100 to 150	33
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	2