Weather Records on 20 February 2026

974 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 2026. Highest significance: Waukon 3NNE, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 2026

On 20 February 2026, 974 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
604 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 70 monthly and 903 daily.
Waukon 3NNE set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 20 February 2026.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

974 stations

974 station records on 20 February 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Booroondarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye Lake 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
London Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cacapon St Pk #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Slogan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pauoa Flats 784	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moundsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quicksand	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Valley Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlow 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pipe Spring Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rvr Falls Sewage	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 4 783	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gateway 1ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shache	China	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anyang	China	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shemya USAF Base	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

974 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 291, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 313, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 80, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 20 February 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	291
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	313
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	80
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 20 February 2026 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 70, daily 903.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

775 broken records

Margins by which the 775 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 2026

Top 20 records on 20 February 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 2026	Waukon 3NNE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	88 years	72 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2026	London State Fish Hatchery, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2026	Rockwell City, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	116 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2026	Viroqua, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	127 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2026	Xenia 6 SSE, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2026	Eastman 1 W, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	123 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2026	Allison, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2026	Booroondarra, AU	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2026	Greenfield, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	122 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2026	Buckeye Lake 1 N, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2026	Greenville Dwtn AP, US	monthly high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	115 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2026	London Locks, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2026	Cacapon St Pk #2, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2026	Lake Charles Chenault, US	daily high min	21.0 C (69.8 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	108 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2026	Slogan Downs, AU	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2026	Audubon, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2026	Pauoa Flats 784, US	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2026	Moundsville, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2026	Cortez, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	111 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2026	Toledo 3N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	127 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2026. 2026 had 974 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	698
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	20
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	4