Weather Records on 20 February 2020

686 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 2020. Highest significance: Dalwallinu North, AU.

Key Facts for 20 February 2020

On 20 February 2020, 686 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 670 daily.
Dalwallinu North set a daily record precipitation of 32.6 mm (1.3 in) on 20 February 2020.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

686 stations

686 station records on 20 February 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dalwallinu North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yining	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gordalen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Suffolk Lake Kilby	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kuparuk	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kostroma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hov	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Powell Fld STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Verhneimbatsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern - ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parafield Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anselmo 2 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emblem	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bakko I Hol	Norway	Record snow depth	187.0 cm (73.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarko-Sale	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarko-Sale	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Craig 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wamsutter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

686 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 20 February 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 20 February 2020 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 13, daily 670.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

577 broken records

Margins by which the 577 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 2020

Top 20 records on 20 February 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 2020	Dalwallinu North, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2020	Yining, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2020	Greenville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	125 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2020	Gordalen, SE	monthly rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2020	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	112 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2020	Wilson 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	102 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2020	Henderson, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2020	Greensboro AP, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2020	Bjornholt, NO	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2020	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	114 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2020	Tobolsk, RU	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2020	Suffolk Lake Kilby, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2020	Kuparuk, US	monthly snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2020	Manarra, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2020	Vasilevici, BY	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2020	Cordele, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	114 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2020	Wilmington Intl AP, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2020	Hambantota, LK	daily high max	34.6 C (94.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	117 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2020	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2020	Marshall, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	88 years	40 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2020. 2020 had 686 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	548
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1