Weather Records on 19 February 1966

700 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1966. Highest significance: Gyzylarbat, TM.

Key Facts for 19 February 1966

On 19 February 1966, 700 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 467 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 690 daily.
Gyzylarbat set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 19 February 1966.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

700 stations

700 station records on 19 February 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Garrigala	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pallinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Swan River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Badgebup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.5 C (-40.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Geham State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Menier	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ontonagon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natashquan A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mzimba	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chipman	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record snow depth	92.0 cm (36.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-28.2 C (-18.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.2 C (-27.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

700 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 290, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 177, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 19 February 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	290
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	177
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 19 February 1966 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 7, daily 690.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

613 broken records

Margins by which the 613 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1966

Top 20 records on 19 February 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1966	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1966	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1966	Garrigala, TM	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1966	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1966	Pallinup, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1966	Ironwood, US	all-time low min	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1966	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1966	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	121 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1966	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1966	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1966	Anadia, BR	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1966	Swan River, CA	daily low max	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1966	Tobolsk, RU	daily low min	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1966	Karlstad, SE	daily low max	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1966	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1966	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	63 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1966	St Andrews, CA	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	83 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1966	Houlton, US	daily low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1966	Badgebup, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1966	Virden, CA	daily low min	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	73 years	34 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1966. 1966 had 700 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	602
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1