Weather Records on 19 February 1961

809 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1961. Highest significance: Killarney Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 19 February 1961

On 19 February 1961, 809 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
389 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 789 daily.
Killarney Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 19 February 1961.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

809 stations

809 station records on 19 February 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.1 mm (8.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Glengallan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Brae	Australia	Record daily precipitation	237.2 mm (9.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Swanfels Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roadvale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wylie Creek (Aloomba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Easton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenmount Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Akuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Naretha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	297.7 mm (11.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

809 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 228, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 351, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 19 February 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	228
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	351
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 19 February 1961 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 16, daily 789.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

684 broken records

Margins by which the 684 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1961

Top 20 records on 19 February 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1961	Killarney Post Office, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1961	Robertsdale, US	monthly rain	210.1 mm (8.3 in)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1961	Hermitage, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1961	Glengallan, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1961	Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede, AU	daily rain	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	122.1 mm (4.8 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1961	Mt Crosby, AU	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1961	Canning Downs, AU	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1961	Phelps, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1961	Tarome, AU	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1961	Bonnie Brae, AU	daily rain	237.2 mm (9.3 in)	174.7 mm (6.9 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1961	Swanfels Upper, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1961	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1961	Noondoo, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1961	Blair, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1961	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1961	Camp Hill 2NW, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1961	Mobile, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1961	Roadvale Post Office, AU	all-time rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1961	Monticello, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1961	Covington, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	43 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 809 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1961-02-19: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	633
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2