Weather Records on 20 February 1999

498 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 1999. Highest significance: Lowman, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 1999

On 20 February 1999, 498 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
229 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 466 daily.
Lowman set an all-time record snow depth of 165.1 cm (65.0 in) on 20 February 1999.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

498 stations

498 station records on 20 February 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lowman	United States	Record snow depth	165.1 cm (65.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tamapatz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Telchac Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mott	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Las Moritas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfather Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maranboy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Union de San Antonio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muna	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zhigansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Celo 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 3.5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Isa Mine	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Njukzha	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adler	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Danbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Astara	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Tamazola	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Honokaa Town 215	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Bom Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Selagoncy	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leadhills	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meoqui (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Ignacio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tecamachalco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aquismon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tiksi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dzardzan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eloy 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dzalinda-1	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dzhikimda	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Isabel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Isa Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malsburg-Marzell-Friedrichshei	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mendoza Aero	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

498 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 20 February 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 20 February 1999 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 31, daily 466.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

395 broken records

Margins by which the 395 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 750.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 1999

Top 20 records on 20 February 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 1999	Lowman, US	all-time snow depth	165.1 cm (65.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1999	Tamapatz, MX	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1999	Telchac Puerto, MX	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1999	Mott, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1999	Yeeda, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1999	Las Moritas, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1999	Grandfather Mtn, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1999	Gustavus, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1999	Banner Elk, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1999	Viljujsk, RU	monthly high min	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1999	Oberstdorf, DE	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1999	Huejuquilla El Alto (Dge), MX	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1999	Maranboy, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1999	Union de San Antonio, MX	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1999	Chilapa (Dge), MX	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 1999	Muna, MX	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1999	Douglas 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	79 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1999	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily high min	1.0 C (33.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1999	Zhigansk, RU	daily high max	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 1999	Celo 2 S, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	35 years	32 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 1999. 1999 had 498 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	387
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1