Weather Records on 19 February 1928

269 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1928. Highest significance: Somerton (Bective Estate), AU.

Key Facts for 19 February 1928

On 19 February 1928, 269 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 255 daily.
Somerton (Bective Estate) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 221.0 mm (8.7 in) on 19 February 1928.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

269 stations

269 station records on 19 February 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Erambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Netherby Wine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mungeribar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cowabie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Briagolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cadia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adavale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rock View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blinkbonnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mullengudgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ruffy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

269 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 February 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 February 1928 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 7, daily 255.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

240 broken records

Margins by which the 240 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 133.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1928

Top 20 records on 19 February 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1928	Somerton (Bective Estate), AU	all-time rain	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	18 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1928	Murchison, AU	all-time rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1928	Burrumbuttock (Holyrood), AU	all-time rain	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	3 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1928	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	172.2 mm (6.8 in)	133.8 mm (5.3 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1928	Erambie, AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1928	Broke (Harrowby), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1928	Bungowannah Park, AU	all-time rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1928	Chiltern (Post Office), AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1928	Rutherglen Netherby Wine, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1928	Corowa Airport, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1928	Bungowannah (Roseleigh), AU	all-time rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1928	Mungeribar, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1928	Blackwarry, AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1928	Cobbora (Ellismayne), AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1928	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1928	Cowabie, AU	all-time rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1928	Albury, AU	monthly rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1928	Briagolong, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1928	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1928	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	all-time rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	38 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

1794 to 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1928. 1928 had 269 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 20	195
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1