Weather Records on 19 February 1949

636 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1949. Highest significance: White Sulphur Springs, US.

Key Facts for 19 February 1949

On 19 February 1949, 636 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
217 were record highs and 149 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 619 daily.
White Sulphur Springs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 19 February 1949.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

636 stations

636 station records on 19 February 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keremeos	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kooskia	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wapweelah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Summit Grd STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Valley Old	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra (Onepah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tranquille	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karkaralinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Biscuit Flat (Woolmit)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrega (Taunton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wanaaring (Urisino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

636 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 19 February 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 19 February 1949 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 13, daily 619.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

521 broken records

Margins by which the 521 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1949

Top 20 records on 19 February 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1949	White Sulphur Springs, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1949	Aberdeen Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1949	White Cliffs (Purnanga), AU	all-time rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1949	W Pt, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1949	Keremeos, CA	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1949	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1949	Lissadell, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1949	Fitzroy Crossing Comp., AU	all-time rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1949	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1949	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1949	White Cliffs (Yancannia), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1949	Goldstream Lake, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1949	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1949	Quinyambie, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1949	Bunghill Tank, AU	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1949	Kooskia, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1949	Wapweelah, AU	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1949	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1949	Weston 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1949	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 years	39 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 636 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 100	499
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1