Weather Records on 19 February 1948

493 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1948. Highest significance: Merta City, IN.

Key Facts for 19 February 1948

On 19 February 1948, 493 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
332 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 489 daily.
Merta City set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.8 mm (1.3 in) on 19 February 1948.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

493 stations

493 station records on 19 February 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Merta City	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nilambur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	84.0 cm (33.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sawar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nimingarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Strelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Copper	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grimsby Rock Chapel	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	108.0 cm (42.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parkdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pisangan	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Copper	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roseberth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvangadi	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kekri	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Itawah	India	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sanganer	India	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckanarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Venukonda	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanumangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lachmangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dudhi	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

493 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 184, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 148, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 88, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 19 February 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	184
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	148
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 19 February 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 489.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1750.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1948

Top 20 records on 19 February 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1948	Merta City, IN	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1948	Wallal Downs, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1948	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1948	Nilambur, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1948	Welland, CA	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1948	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	84.0 cm (33.1 in)	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1948	Cheviot Fells, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1948	Sawar, IN	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1948	Barkerville, CA	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1948	Morgantown 1, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1948	Asheville, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1948	Biamble, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1948	Ohotsk, RU	daily high min	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1948	Nimingarra, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1948	Strelley, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1948	Ashland, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	53 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1948	Simferopol, UA	daily low max	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1948	Copper, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1948	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily low min	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1948	Quebec, CA	daily high max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	48 years	23 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1948. 1948 had 493 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 250	380
250 to 500	1
500 to 750	0
750 to 1000	0
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	0
1500 to 1750	1