Weather Records on 19 February 1962

418 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1962. Highest significance: Dharapuram, IN.

Key Facts for 19 February 1962

On 19 February 1962, 418 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 393 daily.
Dharapuram set a daily record precipitation of 50.1 mm (2.0 in) on 19 February 1962.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

418 stations

418 station records on 19 February 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dharapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gobichettipalaya	India	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Perundurai	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bhavani	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Khurai	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nagarkurnool	India	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tirunelveli	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ambasamudram	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palayankottai	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pilgrims Rest (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Satyamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchengode	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burruer (Illaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medchel	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nandikottur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shencottah	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Munnar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coffee Springs 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Countegany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kodanand	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Margaret's Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chengam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palmdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palladam	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aryankavu	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brundidge	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marinette	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Captains Flat (Foxlow St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manyberries Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dhanaha	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

418 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 77, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 19 February 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	77
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 19 February 1962 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 21, daily 393.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

361 broken records

Margins by which the 361 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1962

Top 20 records on 19 February 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1962	Dharapuram, IN	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1962	Nanguneri, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1962	Gobichettipalaya, IN	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1962	Perundurai, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1962	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1962	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1962	Bhavani, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1962	Periakulam, IN	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1962	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1962	Khurai, IN	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1962	Avanashi, IN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1962	Fitzgerald, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1962	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1962	Udumalpet, IN	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1962	Nagarkurnool, IN	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1962	Tirunelveli, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1962	Newton, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1962	Cordele, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1962	Ambasamudram, IN	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1962	Palayankottai, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	42 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 418 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 1962-02-19: 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	317
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2