Weather Records on 20 February 1986

1,589 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1986. Highest significance: Grand Lake 1 NW, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 1986

On 20 February 1986, 1,589 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
785 were record highs and 327 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 137 monthly and 1,444 daily.
Grand Lake 1 NW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.5 mm (1.9 in) on 20 February 1986.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

1,589 stations

1,589 station records on 20 February 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Pyramid	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Timasevskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pyramid	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winter Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Timburi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quadra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.1 C (-38.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winter Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coqueiros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Nova Niagara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 6 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yampa	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Angeles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carbla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,589 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 539, Lowest daily maximum 140, Highest daily minimum 246, Lowest daily minimum 187, Heaviest daily rainfall 306, Heaviest daily snowfall 109, Deepest snow cover 62.

Records on 20 February 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	539
Lowest daily maximum	140
Highest daily minimum	246
Lowest daily minimum	187
Heaviest daily rainfall	306
Heaviest daily snowfall	109
Deepest snow cover	62

Records on 20 February 1986 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 137, daily 1,444.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,322 broken records

Margins by which the 1,322 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 1986

Top 20 records on 20 February 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1986	Grand Lake 1 NW, US	monthly rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 February 1986	Pyramid, US	monthly rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	76 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1986	Tihoreck, RU	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1986	Grand Lake 1 NW, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1986	Timasevskaja, RU	monthly rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1986	Cedarville, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1986	Oconomowoc Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1986	Janesville, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1986	Pyramid, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1986	Winter Park, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1986	Two Harbors, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1986	Palmerville, AU	daily low min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1986	Hillview, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1986	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1986	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1986	Tonti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1986	Beaver Dam Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1986	Monticello Muni AP, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	109 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1986	Timburi, BR	daily rain	82.7 mm (3.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1986	Pearsall, US	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 years	43 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1986. 1986 had 1,589 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	1,263
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	3