Weather Records on 20 February 1989

1,032 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1989. Highest significance: Creighton, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 1989

On 20 February 1989, 1,032 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
518 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,007 daily.
Creighton set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 20 February 1989.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

1,032 stations

1,032 station records on 20 February 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Imlay	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Deqen	China	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burkesville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clay City 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saratoga	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	181.0 cm (71.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Klimpfjall	Sweden	Record snow depth	197.0 cm (77.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moxee City 10 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk NAS	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Labelle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ceramica Quirino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Izucar de Matamoros (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bentley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salyersville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sledge	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beemer	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trier	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bonanza	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,032 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 210, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 308, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 146, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 20 February 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	210
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	308
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	146
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 20 February 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 1,007.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

900 broken records

Margins by which the 900 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 720.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1989

Top 20 records on 20 February 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1989	Creighton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	94 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1989	Imlay, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1989	Deqen, CN	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1989	Vale, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1989	Wien, AT	daily high min	9.5 C (49.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	117 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1989	Dickson, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1989	Burkesville 2 W, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1989	Hilland 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1989	Clay City 1 WNW, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1989	Andalusia 3 W, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1989	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	139 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1989	Orleans 2 W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1989	Osceola, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1989	Smithfield, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1989	Saratoga, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1989	Gorlitz, DE	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1989	Hvar, HR	daily high max	17.9 C (64.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1989	Susendal, NO	daily snow depth	181.0 cm (71.3 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1989	S Haven, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1989	Elsberry 1 S, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	58 years	41 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1989. 1989 had 1,032 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	873
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1