Weather Records on 19 February 1951

898 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1951. Highest significance: Bendigo Prison, AU.

Key Facts for 19 February 1951

On 19 February 1951, 898 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
401 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 843 daily.
Bendigo Prison set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 19 February 1951.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

898 stations

898 station records on 19 February 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Leongatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wonthaggi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Riddells Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Keilor (Arundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beenak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Balook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Heyfield State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sarsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lal Lal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Balliang East (Chesney)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Labertouche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yannathan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Makai 143	United States	Record daily precipitation	267.2 mm (10.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bacchus Marsh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Darra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balliang East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Broadford Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Drouin West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon (Samuel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barkers Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Expedition Pass Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

898 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 308, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 400, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 19 February 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	308
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	400
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 19 February 1951 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 44, daily 843.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

756 broken records

Margins by which the 756 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1951

Top 20 records on 19 February 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1951	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	86 years	74 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1951	Morrisons (Ballark), AU	all-time rain	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1951	Budgeree East (Claremont), AU	all-time rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1951	Leongatha, AU	monthly rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	34 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1951	San Remo, AU	monthly rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1951	Cape Schanck Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1951	Blackwood, AU	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1951	Little River (Mount Rothwell), AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1951	Anakie, AU	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1951	Malmsbury Reservoir, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1951	Wonthaggi, AU	monthly rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1951	Riddells Creek, AU	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1951	Blackwarry, AU	monthly rain	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1951	Keilor (Arundel), AU	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1951	Red Hill South, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1951	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1951	Trafalgar Toseland Road, AU	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1951	Beenak, AU	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1951	Balook, AU	daily rain	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1951	Heyfield State School, AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	50 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1951. 1951 had 898 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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Data for records on 1951-02-19: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	717
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1