Weather Records on 20 February 1992

446 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1992. Highest significance: Pembina, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 1992

On 20 February 1992, 446 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
231 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 430 daily.
Pembina set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 20 February 1992.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

446 stations

446 station records on 20 February 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pembina	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tetri-Tskaro	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bickleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cook 18 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria Yucuhiti (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ibiza/Escodola	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
"Kageon" Dawes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Earth	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Niu Ridge 1035	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schikfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alamosa-Bergman Fld	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madera	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Des Moines	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis Water Bureau	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corrales	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tremonton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.2 C (115.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville Cooper Dr	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Acatlan de Osorio (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fordyce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chumphon	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Caribou 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
In-Amenas	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Onslow	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	46.8 C (116.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Corcoran Irrig Dist	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Watonga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

446 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 192, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 20 February 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	192
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 20 February 1992 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 430.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

330 broken records

Margins by which the 330 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 190.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1992

Top 20 records on 20 February 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1992	Pembina, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1992	Burnett Heads Niell St, AU	monthly rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1992	Tetri-Tskaro, GE	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1992	Bickleton, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1992	Beaver Is, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1992	Rolla 1NE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1992	Grand Marais, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1992	Roseau, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1992	Insikeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1992	Blanca 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1992	Cook 18 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1992	Petersburg 2 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1992	Mt Adams Rs, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1992	Jonacatepec, MX	monthly low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1992	Mancos 1SW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1992	Rupert 3 WSW, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1992	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily high min	28.0 C (82.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1992	Santa Maria Yucuhiti (Cfe), MX	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1992	Ibiza/Escodola, ES	monthly rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1992	Placerville, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	74 years	34 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1992. 1992 had 446 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 25	311
25 to 50	7
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1