Weather Records on 19 February 1946

573 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1946. Highest significance: Currie Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 19 February 1946

On 19 February 1946, 573 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 26 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 489 daily.
Currie Post Office set an all-time record daily precipitation of 96.0 mm (3.8 in) on 19 February 1946.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

573 stations

573 station records on 19 February 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Bridport Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Viewpoint	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Castra Central	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kindred (Invergordon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Moina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chapple Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bhore(Borch)	India	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tower Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River East (Lovat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tirrengower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yolla (Sea View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wynyard State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marrawah (State School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glengarry (West Tamar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lefroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
York Plains (Handroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wihareja	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woods (Quoin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lughrata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wingaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Railway House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broadmarsh (Corleen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

573 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 472, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 19 February 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	472
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 19 February 1946 by timescale: all-time 26, monthly 58, daily 489.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

532 broken records

Margins by which the 532 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1946

Top 20 records on 19 February 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1946	Currie Post Office, AU	all-time rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	73 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1946	Bridport Post Office, AU	all-time rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	31 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1946	Stanley Post Office, AU	all-time rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1946	Waratah (Mount Road), AU	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1946	Burnie (No 1), AU	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1946	Devonport Harbour Master, AU	all-time rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1946	Ulverstone (Knights Road), AU	monthly rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1946	Latrobe (Coal Road), AU	all-time rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1946	Viewpoint, AU	all-time rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1946	Dalu, IN	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1946	Castra Central, AU	monthly rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1946	Port Campbell Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1946	Sheffield, AU	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1946	Kindred (Invergordon), AU	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1946	Melrose, AU	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1946	Apollo Bay, AU	monthly rain	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1946	Moina, AU	all-time rain	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1946	Beech Forest, AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1946	Pennyroyal Creek, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1946	Chapple Vale, AU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	57 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1946. 1946 had 573 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 50	488
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1