Weather Records on 19 February 1950

342 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1950. Highest significance: Naduvattam, IN.

Key Facts for 19 February 1950

On 19 February 1950, 342 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 329 daily.
Naduvattam set a daily record precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 19 February 1950.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

342 stations

342 station records on 19 February 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Neidavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Piracuruca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mayuram	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laborare	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tranqubar	India	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wollong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kapokhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clocolan (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Girvan Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Scheurfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

342 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 19 February 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 19 February 1950 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 329.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

292 broken records

Margins by which the 292 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1950

Top 20 records on 19 February 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1950	Naduvattam, IN	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1950	Neidavasal, IN	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1950	Manjeri, IN	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1950	Piracuruca, BR	daily rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1950	Mayuram, IN	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1950	Laborare, ZA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1950	Tranqubar, IN	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1950	Peraiyur, IN	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1950	Weipa Eastern Ave, AU	daily rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1950	Ulundurpet, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1950	Muthupet, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1950	Wollong, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1950	Mudukulathur, IN	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1950	Rowena (Iffley), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1950	Goderich, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1950	Sirkali, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1950	Tafelberg Hall, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1950	The Pas, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1950	Kapokhoek, ZA	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1950	Tabankulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	32 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1950. 1950 had 342 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 20	249
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2