Weather Records on 20 February 1984

528 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1984. Highest significance: Richland, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 1984

On 20 February 1984, 528 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 514 daily.
Richland set a daily record snow depth of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 20 February 1984.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

528 stations

528 station records on 20 February 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richland	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wellfleet	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salina	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Limon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Patna	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ragan	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cotija	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-48.9 C (-56.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Long Flat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boca del Cerro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Salto (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nephi	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Park Valley	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pocatello Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fernflat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Partoun	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sage 4 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burley Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Khudjand	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harlem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

528 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 79, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 71.

Records on 20 February 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	79
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	71

Records on 20 February 1984 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

407 broken records

Margins by which the 407 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1984

Top 20 records on 20 February 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1984	Richland, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	73 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1984	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1984	Notinsila (Bos), ZA	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1984	Dublin 2SE, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1984	UNIV of Utah, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1984	Elliotdale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1984	Tenosique (Smn), MX	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1984	Jensen, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1984	Tashkent, UZ	daily low max	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1984	Hope, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1984	Wellfleet, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1984	Salina, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1984	Chardzhev, TM	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	86 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1984	Gaya, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1984	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1984	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1984	Limon, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1984	Patna, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1984	Albion, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1984	Ragan, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	21 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1984. 1984 had 528 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	363
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2