Weather Records on 20 February 1962

457 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1962. Highest significance: Winnemucca AP, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 1962

On 20 February 1962, 457 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 444 daily.
Winnemucca AP set a daily record snowfall of 21.3 cm (8.4 in) on 20 February 1962.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

457 stations

457 station records on 20 February 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	164.9 mm (6.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hanamkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hingoli	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Konni	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avanigadda	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ames	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Young	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Ancha	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tadepalligudem	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	124.0 cm (48.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Narsaraopet	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.7 mm (7.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

457 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 235, Heaviest daily snowfall 89, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 20 February 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	89
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 20 February 1962 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 444.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

398 broken records

Margins by which the 398 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1962

Top 20 records on 20 February 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1962	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	83 years	72 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1962	Alamur(Alamar), IN	monthly rain	164.9 mm (6.5 in)	94.3 mm (3.7 in)	25 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1962	Melstone, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1962	Hanamkonda, IN	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1962	Purdum, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1962	Manjeri, IN	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1962	Wells, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1962	University Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1962	Hingoli, IN	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1962	Channapatana, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1962	Moonaree, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1962	Bungendore Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1962	Konni, IN	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1962	Dawson, CA	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1962	Purdum, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1962	Avanigadda, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1962	Ames, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1962	Alexandria, US	all-time snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1962	Talkeetna AP, US	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1962	Valdez WSO, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	42 years	37 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1962. 1962 had 457 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 50	347
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1