Weather Records on 20 February 1993

1,541 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1993. Highest significance: Outtrim, AU.

Key Facts for 20 February 1993

On 20 February 1993, 1,541 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
246 were record highs and 318 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 1,477 daily.
Outtrim set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 20 February 1993.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

1,541 stations

1,541 station records on 20 February 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Carson	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Jacket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barnett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.8 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne 5W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa del Huracan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Junction 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belleview 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Advance 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glendora Fc 287B	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,541 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 207, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 488, Heaviest daily snowfall 208, Deepest snow cover 281.

Records on 20 February 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	207
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	488
Heaviest daily snowfall	208
Deepest snow cover	281

Records on 20 February 1993 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 55, daily 1,477.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,245 broken records

Margins by which the 1,245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1993

Top 20 records on 20 February 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1993	Outtrim, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	89 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1993	Sterling, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1993	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1993	Ft Bidwell, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1993	Bagdad, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1993	Walnut Canyon Nm, US	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1993	Carson, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1993	Worland, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 February 1993	Healy, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1993	Kaycee, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	90 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1993	Monticello, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1993	Ashwood, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1993	Williams, US	all-time rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1993	Yellow Jacket 2W, US	monthly rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1993	Leoti, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1993	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	106 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1993	Marble Hill, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1993	Jerome, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1993	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1993	Chewelah, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	53 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1993. 1993 had 1,541 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 February 1993
Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,133
100 to 200	93
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	3