Weather Records on 4 February 2020

1,198 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 2020. Highest significance: Erzurum, TR.

Key Facts for 4 February 2020

On 4 February 2020, 1,198 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
582 were record highs and 407 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,176 daily.
Erzurum set a monthly record daily precipitation of 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 4 February 2020.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 532 records.

Record Map

1,198 stations

1,198 station records on 4 February 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Erzurum	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Water Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Capo Bellavista	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zinnwald-Georgenfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oravska Lesna	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
London Corbin AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Girardeau Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/San Javier	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison Boone Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,198 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 353, Lowest daily maximum 195, Highest daily minimum 229, Lowest daily minimum 212, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 4 February 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	353
Lowest daily maximum	195
Highest daily minimum	229
Lowest daily minimum	212
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 4 February 2020 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 1,176.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,020 broken records

Margins by which the 1,020 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 166.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 2020

Top 20 records on 4 February 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 2020	Erzurum, TR	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2020	Thermopolis, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2020	Midland Odessa, US	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2020	Shelbyville Water Dept, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2020	Odessa, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2020	Purcellville, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	116 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2020	Capo Bellavista, IT	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2020	Tellico Plains, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	120 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2020	Hopewell, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2020	Zinnwald-Georgenfeld, DE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2020	Ojai, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2020	Canon City, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	123 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2020	Everett, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	110 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2020	Casey, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	110 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2020	Tuscola, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	110 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2020	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2020	Odessa, US	monthly snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2020	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2020	Biskra, DZ	daily high min	15.3 C (59.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2020	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	101 years	43 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

1795 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2020. 2020 had 1,198 records.

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

Records on 02-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	2
1826	2
1827	2
1828	2
1829	1
1830	2
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	2
1862	2
1869	3
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1882	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1897	2
1898	6
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	17
1904	4
1905	8
1906	8
1907	11
1908	23
1909	33
1910	13
1911	81
1912	83
1913	39
1914	31
1915	20
1916	25
1917	123
1918	80
1919	57
1920	76
1921	41
1922	86
1923	76
1924	276
1925	257
1926	149
1927	537
1928	547
1929	87
1930	316
1931	176
1932	329
1933	162
1934	200
1935	253
1936	497
1937	190
1938	481
1939	179
1940	339
1941	288
1942	378
1943	417
1944	244
1945	336
1946	506
1947	573
1948	585
1949	439
1950	502
1951	391
1952	751
1953	546
1954	853
1955	968
1956	713
1957	620
1958	393
1959	448
1960	421
1961	648
1962	968
1963	1,348
1964	608
1965	461
1966	573
1967	432
1968	298
1969	399
1970	1,195
1971	989
1972	666
1973	616
1974	368
1975	667
1976	672
1977	448
1978	594
1979	1,477
1980	591
1981	566
1982	1,812
1983	787
1984	588
1985	1,865
1986	1,550
1987	472
1988	1,006
1989	3,693
1990	1,546
1991	1,773
1992	952
1993	1,032
1994	597
1995	1,012
1996	3,525
1997	1,270
1998	1,331
1999	1,055
2000	531
2001	1,323
2002	1,232
2003	703
2004	1,431
2005	1,610
2006	633
2007	1,254
2008	1,331
2009	610
2010	1,384
2011	1,913
2012	1,748
2013	398
2014	530
2015	786
2016	1,023
2017	603
2018	1,241
2019	1,435
2020	1,198
2021	644
2022	954
2023	418
2024	911
2025	1,846
2026	782

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Data for records on 2020-02-04: 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 25	981
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	12
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2