Weather Records on 20 February 2002

1,070 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 2002. Highest significance: Alpena Co Rgnl AP, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 2002

On 20 February 2002, 1,070 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
488 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,043 daily.
Alpena Co Rgnl AP set a daily record precipitation of 30.7 mm (1.2 in) on 20 February 2002.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

1,070 stations

1,070 station records on 20 February 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coamo 2 SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wis Rapids Grand Av B	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Intricate Bay	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kidman Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goodman Sanitary Dist	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Enshi	China	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waldhauser (National Park)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Camp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake Roscommon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grainet-Rehberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Curapca	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brombachtal-Kirch-Brombach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbulah Brickley St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mareeba Qwrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Drummond	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auvergne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nancy-Ochey	France	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bullita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saarbrucken/Ensheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,070 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 189, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 299, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 477, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 20 February 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	189
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	299
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	477
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 20 February 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 1,043.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

908 broken records

Margins by which the 908 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 February 2002

Top 20 records on 20 February 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 2002	Alpena Co Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2002	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2002	Weyerhaeuser 1N, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2002	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2002	Alpena Wwtp, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2002	Coamo 2 SW, PR	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2002	Prentice #2, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2002	Rantoul, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2002	Kristianstad, SE	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2002	Marquette, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2002	Midland, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2002	Wis Rapids Grand Av B, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2002	Intricate Bay, US	daily snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2002	Uccle, BE	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2002	Clinton 1SSW, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2002	Mt Pulaski, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2002	Kidman Springs, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2002	Greenville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2002	Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim, DE	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2002	Goodman Sanitary Dist, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	48 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2002. 2002 had 1,070 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	899
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1