Weather Records on 1 February 2020

1,608 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 2020. Highest significance: Booleroo Centre (Willowie), AU.

Key Facts for 1 February 2020

On 1 February 2020, 1,608 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,175 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 1,545 daily.
Booleroo Centre (Willowie) set a daily record precipitation of 60.8 mm (2.4 in) on 1 February 2020.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,608 stations

1,608 station records on 1 February 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Booleroo Centre (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Parilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Kensington Upper (Burnside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gulnare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Yankalilla (Inman Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Clear Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Darke Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Morchard (the Rocks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Spalding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Galga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Idjevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lock (Terrah Winds)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Turkey Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kingscote (Karinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mantung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Bryan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lowaldie (Carramar Stud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Eba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clare (Calcannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Brook Section 299	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Siam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mintaro (Martindale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Geranium	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Keith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelana (Brooker)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Koongawa (Retawon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Myponga Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Lorraine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hilltown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
American River (Redbanks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,608 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 620, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 555, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 397, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 1 February 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	620
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	555
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	397
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 1 February 2020 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 49, daily 1,545.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,447 broken records

Margins by which the 1,447 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 2020

Top 20 records on 1 February 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 2020	Booleroo Centre (Willowie), AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	117 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 February 2020	Orroroo, AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	117 years	79 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2020	Crystal Brook, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2020	Yacka, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	92 years	74 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2020	Carrieton (Eurelia), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	117 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2020	Koolunga, AU	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2020	Parilla, AU	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	73 years	72 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2020	Kensington Upper (Burnside), AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	108 years	71 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2020	Edeowie, AU	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2020	Wirrabara, AU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2020	Gulnare, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2020	Georgetown, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2020	Hawker, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	112 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2020	Yankalilla (Inman Valley), AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2020	Clear Lake, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2020	Brinkworth, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2020	Yudnapinna, AU	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2020	Darke Peak, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2020	Orroroo (Black Rock), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2020	Port Lincoln (Woolga), AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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

1795 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2020. 2020 had 1,608 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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Data for records on 2020-02-01: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,433
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1