Weather Records on 19 February 1956

631 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1956. Highest significance: Kings Tablelands, AU.

Key Facts for 19 February 1956

On 19 February 1956, 631 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 614 daily.
Kings Tablelands set a daily record precipitation of 147.3 mm (5.8 in) on 19 February 1956.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

631 stations

631 station records on 19 February 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kings Tablelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.3 mm (8.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monkerai Upper (Redleaf)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	202.0 mm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	258.1 mm (10.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Rossgole)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hill 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mamakuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little Hartley (Sheepcombe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Exeter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Valley (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Elgin (Glenbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hickeys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Cairn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Urara (the Knoll)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.8 mm (7.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenny Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Sabugi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Anderson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cessnock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pombal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

631 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 19 February 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 19 February 1956 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 13, daily 614.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

522 broken records

Margins by which the 522 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1956

Top 20 records on 19 February 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1956	Kings Tablelands, AU	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1956	Goorangoola, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1956	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1956	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1956	Comboyne Post Office, AU	daily rain	210.3 mm (8.3 in)	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1956	Penrose (Panorama), AU	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1956	Mount Wilson (Nooroo), AU	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1956	Bellbrook (East Street), AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1956	Bilpin (Fern Grove), AU	daily rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1956	Monkerai Upper (Redleaf), AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1956	Entabeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	202.0 mm (8.0 in)	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1956	Nimbin Post Office, AU	daily rain	258.1 mm (10.2 in)	183.2 mm (7.2 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1956	Elands Post Office, AU	daily rain	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1956	Katoomba (Murri St), AU	daily rain	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1956	Leura Post Office, AU	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1956	Copmanhurst Post Office, AU	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1956	Brooklana, AU	daily rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1956	Aberdeen (Rossgole), AU	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1956	Beecroft, AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1956	Weimar, DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	0 years	44 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 631 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	479
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2