Weather Records on 19 February 1919

184 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1919. Highest significance: Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 19 February 1919

On 19 February 1919, 184 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
10 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 179 daily.
Hawkesdale (Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 19 February 1919.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

184 stations

184 station records on 19 February 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bomera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minimay (Booroopki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moobong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Nangeela)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brungle (Rosemount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

184 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 19 February 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 19 February 1919 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 179.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

173 broken records

Margins by which the 173 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1919

Top 20 records on 19 February 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1919	Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1919	Woolsthorpe, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1919	Portland, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1919	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1919	Leyburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1919	Bomera, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1919	Port Fairy (Griffiths Island), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1919	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1919	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1919	Deepwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1919	Minimay (Booroopki), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1919	Millicent, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1919	Harrow (Pine Hills), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1919	Moobong, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1919	Warrnambool Shire Office, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1919	Koroit, AU	all-time rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1919	Nelson, AU	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1919	Wee Waa (George St), AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1919	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1919	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	30 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1919. 1919 had 184 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 10	105
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	17
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	3