Weather Records on 20 February 1991

921 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1991. Highest significance: Chillagoe Atherton Street, AU.

Key Facts for 20 February 1991

On 20 February 1991, 921 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
517 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 888 daily.
Chillagoe Atherton Street set a daily record precipitation of 105.0 mm (4.1 in) on 20 February 1991.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

921 stations

921 station records on 20 February 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mize 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Prentiss	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kipling 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sylacauga 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Silkwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Roads 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Van Vleet	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cagliari	Italy	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Centreville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aliceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warrior L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elkedra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	306.0 mm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	214.2 mm (8.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Blocton	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brookwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Curryville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kentwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norris	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thorsby Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

921 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 216, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 301, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 283, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 20 February 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	216
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	301
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	283
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 20 February 1991 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 32, daily 888.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

743 broken records

Margins by which the 743 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 1991

Top 20 records on 20 February 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1991	Chillagoe Atherton Street, AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1991	Mize 3SW, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1991	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1991	Prentiss, US	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1991	Gainesville Lock, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1991	Monticello, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1991	Newton Exp STN, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1991	Kipling 4 NNW, US	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1991	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1991	Haleyville, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1991	Sylacauga 4 NE, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1991	Hartwell, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1991	Silkwood Post Office, AU	daily rain	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1991	Paulding, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1991	Moola Bulla, AU	daily rain	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1991	New Roads 5 NE, US	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1991	Sappho 8 E, US	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1991	Van Vleet, US	all-time rain	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1991	Cagliari, IT	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1991	Centreville, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	46 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1991. 1991 had 921 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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Data for records on 1991-02-20: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	716
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1