Weather Records on 19 February 1939

748 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1939. Highest significance: Adrian 2 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 19 February 1939

On 19 February 1939, 748 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
494 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 716 daily.
Adrian 2 NNE set a daily record precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 19 February 1939.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

748 stations

748 station records on 19 February 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Howe	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Karnah	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Margherita	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morenci	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Veedersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winona Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

748 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 297, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 197, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 February 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	297
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	197
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 February 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 716.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

635 broken records

Margins by which the 635 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1939

Top 20 records on 19 February 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1939	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1939	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1939	Howe, US	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1939	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1939	Karnah, IN	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1939	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1939	Southampton, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1939	Paris, CA	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1939	Shawinigan, CA	monthly snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1939	Belleville, CA	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	14.9 cm (5.9 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1939	Toronto, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1939	Watseka Public Works, US	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1939	Hillsdale, US	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1939	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1939	Quebec, CA	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	14.3 cm (5.6 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1939	Decatur Wtp, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1939	Angola, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1939	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1939	Margherita, IN	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1939	Simcoe, CA	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	61 years	41 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1939. 1939 had 748 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1939-02-19: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	623
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1