Weather Records on 20 February 1983

636 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1983. Highest significance: Troy 1 SE, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 1983

On 20 February 1983, 636 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
361 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 615 daily.
Troy 1 SE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 20 February 1983.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

636 stations

636 station records on 20 February 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Troy 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Troy 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haikou	China	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Caetano	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tomball	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chilton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Ludgero	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Troy 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cockatoo Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

636 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 195, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 20 February 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	195
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 20 February 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 615.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

508 broken records

Margins by which the 508 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1983

Top 20 records on 20 February 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1983	Troy 1 SE, US	monthly rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1983	Lake Maloya, US	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1983	Troy 1 SE, US	monthly snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1983	Lake Maloya, US	monthly snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1983	Honey Grove, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1983	Des Moines, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1983	Haikou, CN	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1983	Des Moines, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1983	Valley City 3 NNW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1983	Sao Caetano, BR	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1983	Colgate, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1983	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high max	25.3 C (77.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1983	Panhandle, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1983	Windsor, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	85 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1983	Nicosia, CY	daily low max	8.1 C (46.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1983	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1983	Frontera Hidalgo, MX	daily low max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1983	Mattoon, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	83 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1983	Graham, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1983	McGregor, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	36 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1983. 1983 had 636 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	490
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1