Weather Records on 20 February 1990

2,147 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1990. Highest significance: Worcester, ZA.

Key Facts for 20 February 1990

On 20 February 1990, 2,147 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,274 were record highs and 267 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 309 monthly and 1,836 daily.
Worcester set a daily record precipitation of 65.7 mm (2.6 in) on 20 February 1990.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 20 February 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ferros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	186.0 mm (7.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hkorol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Valmora	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Reno AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tixtla (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Witelsbos (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alcobaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	135.3 mm (5.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ostuta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Guiping	China	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Urakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Xinyang	China	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wuhan	China	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salinillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatotolapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keurboomsrivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huoshan	China	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Argovia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gascon	United States	Record daily snowfall	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Azueta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Foresthill Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,147 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 688, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 586, Lowest daily minimum 156, Heaviest daily rainfall 428, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 91.

Records on 20 February 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	688
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	586
Lowest daily minimum	156
Heaviest daily rainfall	428
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	91

Records on 20 February 1990 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 309, daily 1,836.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,943 broken records

Margins by which the 1,943 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 335.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1990

Top 20 records on 20 February 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1990	Worcester, ZA	daily rain	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	109 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 February 1990	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1990	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1990	Timiryazevskij, RU	monthly rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1990	Kenton, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1990	Kenton, US	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1990	Ferros, BR	monthly rain	186.0 mm (7.3 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1990	Holly, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1990	Hkorol, RU	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1990	Seligman, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1990	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	75 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1990	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1990	San Jon, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1990	Springer, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	79 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1990	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1990	Valmora, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1990	Reno AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1990	Tixtla (Dge), MX	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1990	Witelsbos (Bos), ZA	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1990	Ilomantsi Kk, FI	monthly rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1990. 1990 had 2,147 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	1,843
50 to 100	56
100 to 150	24
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1