Weather Records on 19 February 1940

321 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1940. Highest significance: Woodstock Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 19 February 1940

On 19 February 1940, 321 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 305 daily.
Woodstock Post Office set an all-time record daily precipitation of 306.3 mm (12.1 in) on 19 February 1940.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 519 records.

Record Map

321 stations

321 station records on 19 February 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	306.3 mm (12.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
State Sanatorium	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manuka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.2 mm (8.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond City Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

321 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 19 February 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 19 February 1940 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 11, daily 305.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

282 broken records

Margins by which the 282 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 410.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1940

Top 20 records on 19 February 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1940	Woodstock Post Office, AU	all-time rain	306.3 mm (12.1 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1940	Auburn, US	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1940	Skaneateles, US	monthly rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1940	Pentland Post Office, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1940	Torrens Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1940	Brantford, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1940	Strathmore, AU	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1940	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1940	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1940	Valley of Lagoons, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1940	Paris, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1940	Greifswald, DE	daily snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1940	Maryvale Station, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1940	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1940	Mingela Post Office, AU	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1940	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low min	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1940	Renovo, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1940	Harpers Ferry River, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1940	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1940	Sellheim, AU	monthly rain	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	42 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1940. 1940 had 321 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 February 1940
Margin	Records
0 to 100	270
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1