Weather Records on 19 February 1960

650 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1960. Highest significance: Ottawa Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 19 February 1960

On 19 February 1960, 650 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 625 daily.
Ottawa Cda set a daily record snowfall of 45.2 cm (17.8 in) on 19 February 1960.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

650 stations

650 station records on 19 February 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.2 cm (17.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Arcade	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Notre Dame du Laus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhousie L High Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Tite	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Notre Dame du Laus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.3 cm (14.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lerida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St Tite	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lynn	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Spring 1 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stockbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Errol	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Allardt	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mattawin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Picardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Piedmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hollisterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
High Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Philo	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mercier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keedysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg North	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scranton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon Lyon Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Cabonga	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

650 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 330, Heaviest daily snowfall 154, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 19 February 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	330
Heaviest daily snowfall	154
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 19 February 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 625.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

566 broken records

Margins by which the 566 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1960

Top 20 records on 19 February 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1960	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily snowfall	45.2 cm (17.8 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1960	Arcade, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1960	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1960	Bell Falls, CA	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1960	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1960	Bayard, US	monthly snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1960	Pinkham Notch, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1960	Wytheville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1960	Notre Dame du Laus, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1960	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	18.2 cm (7.2 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1960	Dalhousie L High Falls, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21.5 cm (8.5 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1960	St Tite, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21.5 cm (8.5 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1960	Notre Dame du Laus, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1960	Grafton, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1960	Altoona Horseshoe Curv, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1960	Rochester Gtr Intl, US	daily snowfall	37.3 cm (14.7 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1960	Lowville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1960	Lerida, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1960	St Tite, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1960	Buckhannon, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	2 years	47 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1960. 1960 had 650 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	468
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	29
150 to 200	14
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	2