Weather Records on 19 February 1963

470 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1963. Highest significance: Lewisburg 3 N, US.

Key Facts for 19 February 1963

On 19 February 1963, 470 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 459 daily.
Lewisburg 3 N set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 19 February 1963.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

470 stations

470 station records on 19 February 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mbulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-28.1 C (-18.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ibeka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caesars Head	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
North River Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kulin Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Protem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sousa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plaatjies Kraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vulcan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mogumber	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

470 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 19 February 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 19 February 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 459.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

374 broken records

Margins by which the 374 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1963

Top 20 records on 19 February 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1963	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	104 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1963	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1963	Manistee 3SE, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1963	Proserpine Post Office, AU	daily rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1963	Pommelsbrunn, DE	daily snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1963	Rayne 6 N, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1963	Vestervig, DK	monthly low min	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1963	Vestervig, DK	daily low max	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	83 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1963	Hendersonville 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1963	De Hoop, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1963	Dale Enterprise, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1963	Nappan Cda, CA	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1963	Thomas River (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1963	Mbulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1963	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1963	Tullahoma, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1963	Verhojansk, RU	daily high min	-28.1 C (-18.6 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	66 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1963	Highlands, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1963	Amherst, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1963	Robe Comparison, AU	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1963. 1963 had 470 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 20	293
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	11
80 to 100	7
100 to 120	6
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	3