Weather Records on 20 February 1932

287 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1932. Highest significance: Biskra, DZ.

Key Facts for 20 February 1932

On 20 February 1932, 287 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 274 daily.
Biskra set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.8 mm (3.0 in) on 20 February 1932.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

287 stations

287 station records on 20 February 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bolangir	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Purankot	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Narsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dhenkanal	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saraikela	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chatarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chendipada	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mahoba	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	165.1 cm (65.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Keonjhargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmasala	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadrak	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salepur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kamakhyanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dudhi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Akhuapada	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barabazar	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Raigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Badausa	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

287 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 20 February 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 20 February 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 274.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

272 broken records

Margins by which the 272 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1143.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1932

Top 20 records on 20 February 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1932	Biskra, DZ	monthly rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1932	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1932	Namdalseid, NO	daily rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1932	Bolangir, IN	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1932	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1932	Purankot, IN	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1932	Narsingpur, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1932	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1932	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1932	Dhenkanal, IN	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1932	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1932	Princeton, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1932	Sohagpur, IN	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1932	Saraikela, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1932	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1932	Astoria, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1932	Mount Coke (Bos), ZA	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1932	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1932	Dialville 2 W, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1932	Chatarpur, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1932. 1932 had 287 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	269
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1