Weather Records on 19 February 1971

1,059 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1971. Highest significance: Fullerton, US.

Key Facts for 19 February 1971

On 19 February 1971, 1,059 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
243 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 988 daily.
Fullerton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 70.6 mm (2.8 in) on 19 February 1971.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

1,059 stations

1,059 station records on 19 February 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fullerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ellis	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Scott City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Muscoda	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Comstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Neligh	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record snow depth	142.2 cm (56.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Traveston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wolsey	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,059 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 636, Heaviest daily snowfall 118, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 19 February 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	636
Heaviest daily snowfall	118
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 19 February 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 71, daily 988.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

923 broken records

Margins by which the 923 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 609.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1971

Top 20 records on 19 February 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1971	Fullerton, US	monthly rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	77 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1971	Oakdale, US	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	75 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1971	Alma, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1971	Lansing, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1971	Culbertson, US	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1971	Ellis, US	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1971	Plainville 4WNW, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1971	Smith Ctr, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1971	Mason City, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	75 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1971	Red Cloud, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1971	Stratton, US	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1971	York, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1971	Scott City, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1971	Parkston 8 ENE, US	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1971	Hays 1 S, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1971	Muscoda, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1971	Kenilworth Township, AU	daily rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1971	Albion, US	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1971	Kearney 4 NE, US	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	75 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1971	Schuyler, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	57 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1971. 1971 had 1,059 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 1971-02-19: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	899
100 to 200	20
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1