Weather Records on 19 February 1917

77 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1917. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 19 February 1917

On 19 February 1917, 77 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 76 daily.
Armagh set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.3 mm (1.2 in) on 19 February 1917.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

77 stations

77 station records on 19 February 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kooba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tolarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Killalpaninna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Merrowie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Hope (Cypress Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Conoble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Merungle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dungog (Cooreii)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gobarralong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hillview (Ballandry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-21.9 C (-7.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Talmalmo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

77 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 60, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 19 February 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	60
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 19 February 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 76.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

68 broken records

Margins by which the 68 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1917

Top 20 records on 19 February 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1917	Armagh, GB	monthly rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1917	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1917	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1917	Holbrook (Rsl), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1917	Roto Station, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1917	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1917	Newlands, ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1917	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1917	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1917	Constantine, DZ	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1917	Kooba, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1917	Kyneton Post Office, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1917	Pooncarie (Tarcoola), AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1917	Tolarno, AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1917	Nymagee (Pyramid), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1917	Cobar (Lerida), AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1917	Parnu, EE	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	7.1 C (12.8 F)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1917	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1917	Marree Comparison, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1917	Killalpaninna, AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	30 years	17 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

1794 to 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1917. 1917 had 77 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-19 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1809	2
1827	2
1845	1
1847	1
1849	3
1850	2
1855	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1876	1
1880	2
1882	1
1884	3
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1891	1
1892	9
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	6
1902	2
1903	38
1904	11
1905	11
1906	8
1907	13
1908	34
1909	28
1910	21
1911	20
1912	22
1913	14
1914	35
1915	43
1916	54
1917	77
1918	196
1919	184
1920	80
1921	86
1922	58
1923	86
1924	486
1925	53
1926	132
1927	148
1928	269
1929	634
1930	1,175
1931	195
1932	230
1933	153
1934	391
1935	165
1936	1,310
1937	405
1938	612
1939	748
1940	321
1941	242
1942	757
1943	333
1944	589
1945	252
1946	573
1947	281
1948	493
1949	636
1950	342
1951	898
1952	678
1953	359
1954	670
1955	980
1956	631
1957	346
1958	1,186
1959	551
1960	650
1961	809
1962	418
1963	470
1964	439
1965	400
1966	700
1967	342
1968	674
1969	574
1970	393
1971	1,059
1972	1,086
1973	489
1974	804
1975	690
1976	611
1977	1,006
1978	1,790
1979	1,888
1980	931
1981	2,345
1982	582
1983	607
1984	704
1985	841
1986	2,015
1987	549
1988	715
1989	1,381
1990	1,395
1991	880
1992	506
1993	1,674
1994	1,466
1995	1,321
1996	878
1997	874
1998	1,601
1999	713
2000	1,044
2001	384
2002	1,285
2003	650
2004	946
2005	582
2006	1,900
2007	616
2008	572
2009	584
2010	1,055
2011	1,292
2012	475
2013	333
2014	601
2015	1,612
2016	1,009
2017	1,270
2018	1,311
2019	1,280
2020	735
2021	1,230
2022	395
2023	380
2024	683
2025	1,739
2026	1,084

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	37
5 to 10	9
10 to 15	12
15 to 20	6
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	1