Weather Records on 19 February 1970

393 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1970. Highest significance: Punahana, IN.

Key Facts for 19 February 1970

On 19 February 1970, 393 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 373 daily.
Punahana set a daily record precipitation of 44.0 mm (1.7 in) on 19 February 1970.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

393 stations

393 station records on 19 February 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Punahana	India	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Baseri	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Govindgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bhind	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jaipur Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Karera	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jaura	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Karur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sanganer	India	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shivpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perungalur	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kvareli	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lahar	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Surpura (Nokha)	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amber	India	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jhansi	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paratinga (Rio Branco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Macucos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itatiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kumbhakonam	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kodavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Vista Redonda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pedro Beicht	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ben Lomond	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kutaisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Pirajibu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ahuti	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tatui-Ia 0E4-034	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bakhmaro	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Analandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tauru(Uaoru)	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Samtredia	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sohana	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vinhedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

393 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 19 February 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 19 February 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

357 broken records

Margins by which the 357 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1970

Top 20 records on 19 February 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1970	Punahana, IN	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1970	Baseri, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1970	Govindgarh, IN	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1970	Bhind, IN	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1970	Jaipur Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1970	Nagappattinam, IN	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1970	Karera, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1970	Cheyyar, IN	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1970	Jaura, IN	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1970	Ajaigarh, IN	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1970	Karur, IN	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1970	Sanganer, IN	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1970	Tittagudi, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1970	Shivpuri, IN	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1970	Perungalur, IN	monthly rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1970	Kvareli, GE	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1970	Lahar, IN	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1970	Arni, IN	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1970	Surpura (Nokha), IN	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1970	Amber, IN	monthly rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1970. 1970 had 393 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	355
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1