Weather Records on 19 February 1969

574 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1969. Highest significance: Pte de la Hague, FR.

Key Facts for 19 February 1969

On 19 February 1969, 574 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 197 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 552 daily.
Pte de la Hague set a daily record precipitation of 39.0 mm (1.5 in) on 19 February 1969.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

574 stations

574 station records on 19 February 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Hopetoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Old Cunyu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Landor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pindar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguarari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gavriila Buhta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kayballup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Challa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Farmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Topaz	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdarin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-50.9 C (-59.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Descanso Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sage 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crownpoint	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tallering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Sao Sebastiao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Troickij Priisk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-53.3 C (-63.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.6 C (-39.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

574 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 127, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 92.

Records on 19 February 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	127
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	92

Records on 19 February 1969 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 17, daily 552.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

499 broken records

Margins by which the 499 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1969

Top 20 records on 19 February 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1969	Pte de la Hague, FR	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1969	Hopetoun, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1969	Tacoma, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1969	Tacoma, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1969	Pioche, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1969	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1969	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1969	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1969	Old Cunyu, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1969	Hiawatha, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1969	Landor, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1969	Pioche, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1969	Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1969	Greer, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1969	Lisbon, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1969	Pindar, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1969	Aachen, DE	daily snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1969	Ellsworth, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1969	Escalante, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1969	Homer AP, US	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	1 year	41 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1969. 1969 had 574 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 100	456
100 to 200	27
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2