Weather Records on 20 February 2024

613 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 2024. Highest significance: Sophie Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 20 February 2024

On 20 February 2024, 613 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
470 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 573 daily.
Sophie Downs set an all-time record daily precipitation of 260.0 mm (10.2 in) on 20 February 2024.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

613 stations

613 station records on 20 February 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sophie Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hrazdan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
March AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jaisalmer	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Fork Bradley	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Onahama	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lajamanu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iida	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamamatsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chichibu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.0 C (114.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Beaumont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Teresina (Aeroporto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chongqing	China	Record high maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sukumo	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record high maximum temperature	40.7 C (105.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manjimup	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.2 C (106.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.8 C (110.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Utsunomiya	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kofu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Akune	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cooper Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zhumadian	China	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tsetserleg	Mongolia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Makoua	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hitoyoshi	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nuka Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Ted Stevens Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flora Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yibin	China	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sukumo	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

613 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 200, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 270, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 69, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 20 February 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	200
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	270
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 20 February 2024 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 36, daily 573.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

535 broken records

Margins by which the 535 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 2024

Top 20 records on 20 February 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 2024	Sophie Downs, AU	all-time rain	260.0 mm (10.2 in)	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	12 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2024	Hrazdan, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2024	Nicholson, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2024	Keno, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2024	March AFB, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2024	Chester, US	all-time rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2024	Shoshone 1 WNW, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2024	Evanston 1 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2024	Jaisalmer, IN	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2024	Ruby Plains, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2024	Middle Fork Bradley, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2024	Talkeetna AP, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2024	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high min	22.0 C (71.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2024	Onahama, JP	daily high max	22.5 C (72.5 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2024	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2024	A Coruna, ES	daily high max	22.6 C (72.7 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2024	Lugano, CH	daily high min	7.6 C (45.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2024	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	128 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2024	Genoa 2 W, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2024	Leavenworth 3 S, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2024. 2024 had 613 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 20	519
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2