Weather Records on 20 February 1987

719 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1987. Highest significance: Zagreb-Gric, HR.

Key Facts for 20 February 1987

On 20 February 1987, 719 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 140 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 676 daily.
Zagreb-Gric set a daily record precipitation of 33.7 mm (1.3 in) on 20 February 1987.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

719 stations

719 station records on 20 February 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Haskell	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Burra (Worlds End)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Putnam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oksendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine (Melville Forest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlers Gap Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Halsafjord II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Otis	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Bryan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zavizan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Musoma	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Andalsnes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sunndalsora III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eide Pa Nordmore	Norway	Record daily precipitation	124.9 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Surnadal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walpa (Danyo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gail	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Winnininnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Robertstown (Geranium Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hustadvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Skjenaldfossen I Orkdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

719 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 102, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 328, Heaviest daily snowfall 83, Deepest snow cover 102.

Records on 20 February 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	102
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	328
Heaviest daily snowfall	83
Deepest snow cover	102

Records on 20 February 1987 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 32, daily 676.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

600 broken records

Margins by which the 600 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1987

Top 20 records on 20 February 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1987	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	121 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1987	Estancia 4N, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1987	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1987	Mortlake, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1987	Haskell, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	93 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1987	Burra (Worlds End), AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1987	Camperdown (Post Office), AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1987	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1987	Broken Hill (Langawirra), AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1987	Yunta (Panaramitee), AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1987	Forestburg 5 S, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	93 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1987	Putnam, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1987	Decatur, US	all-time snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	82 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1987	Horsham Polkemmet Rd, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1987	Clovis, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1987	Oksendal, NO	daily rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1987	Coleraine (Melville Forest), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1987	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1987	Fowlers Gap Research Station, AU	all-time rain	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1987	Halsafjord II, NO	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	50 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1987. 1987 had 719 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 100	581
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1