Weather Records on 20 February 1982

1,029 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1982. Highest significance: Port Lavaca 2, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 1982

On 20 February 1982, 1,029 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
740 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 994 daily.
Port Lavaca 2 set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 20 February 1982.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

1,029 stations

1,029 station records on 20 February 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Yellowknife A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.7 cm (9.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Falls City 7 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jourdanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pandale 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rex 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Poteet	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hilts Slash Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tidewater	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yorktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Round Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Loxton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Refugio	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	115.7 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Otis 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,029 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 285, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 455, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 20 February 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	285
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	455
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 20 February 1982 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 33, daily 994.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

807 broken records

Margins by which the 807 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1982

Top 20 records on 20 February 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1982	Port Lavaca 2, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1982	Yellowknife A, CA	all-time snowfall	23.7 cm (9.3 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	6 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1982	Falls City 7 WSW, US	monthly rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1982	Jourdanton, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1982	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1982	Wharton, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1982	Oregon City, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1982	Pandale 1 N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1982	Rex 1 S, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1982	Matagorda #2, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1982	Poteet, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1982	Dilley, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1982	Castle Hot Springs, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1982	Danevang 1 W, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1982	Tonala (Smn), MX	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1982	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1982	Runge, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1982	Palacios Muni AP, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1982	Portland Intl AP, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1982	Alice, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	44 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1982. 1982 had 1,029 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 20	754
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1