Weather Records on 19 February 1955

980 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1955. Highest significance: Boontjieskraal, ZA.

Key Facts for 19 February 1955

On 19 February 1955, 980 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 407 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 936 daily.
Boontjieskraal set an all-time record daily precipitation of 101.0 mm (4.0 in) on 19 February 1955.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

980 stations

980 station records on 19 February 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boontjieskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St George	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Danger Point - Vrt.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uitzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bunya Bunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ernakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Urella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Verblyding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

980 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 233, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 174, Heaviest daily rainfall 362, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 19 February 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	233
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	174
Heaviest daily rainfall	362
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 19 February 1955 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 42, daily 936.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

850 broken records

Margins by which the 850 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 215.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1955

Top 20 records on 19 February 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1955	Boontjieskraal, ZA	all-time rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1955	Robertson, ZA	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1955	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1955	Rushville, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1955	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1955	Greenfield, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1955	Emmett, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1955	Benalla, AU	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1955	Botanic Gardens - Pmb, ZA	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1955	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1955	Groot Constantia, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1955	Corning, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1955	Lawrence, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1955	Steffenville, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1955	De Emigratie, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1955	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1955	Monroe City, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1955	Oregon, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1955	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1955	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	49 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1955. 1955 had 980 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	815
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1