Weather Records on 20 February 1968

948 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1968. Highest significance: Coomandook, AU.

Key Facts for 20 February 1968

On 20 February 1968, 948 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
407 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 913 daily.
Coomandook set a monthly record daily precipitation of 61.7 mm (2.4 in) on 20 February 1968.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

948 stations

948 station records on 20 February 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coomandook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Warora	India	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tailem Bend	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barreiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kotagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mypolonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chaukuri	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pilao Arcado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gawler Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	124.0 cm (48.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Peters Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stonefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Helena (Mariquita)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kielpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Port Dock Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chandrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mapulehu 542	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve (Pineview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	155.0 cm (61.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	155.0 cm (61.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narkatiyaganj	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ajan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Two Wells	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moltema (Craythorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morpara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

948 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 318, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 393, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 20 February 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	318
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	393
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 20 February 1968 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 33, daily 913.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

782 broken records

Margins by which the 782 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 520.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1968

Top 20 records on 20 February 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1968	Coomandook, AU	monthly rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1968	Karnaprayag, IN	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1968	Cowell, AU	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1968	Auburn, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1968	Warora, IN	daily rain	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1968	Tailem Bend, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1968	Watervale, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1968	Lysebotn, NO	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1968	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	26.3 C (79.3 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	95 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1968	Barreiras, BR	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1968	Kotagiri, IN	daily rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1968	Mypolonga, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1968	Ashton 1N, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1968	Wellington East, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1968	Kadina, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1968	Chaukuri, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1968	Glenelg Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1968	Pilao Arcado, BR	daily rain	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1968	Nundroo, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1968	Blyth, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	45 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1968. 1968 had 948 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	775
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1