Weather Records on 19 February 1972

1,086 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1972. Highest significance: Mornington Island, AU.

Key Facts for 19 February 1972

On 19 February 1972, 1,086 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
238 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,055 daily.
Mornington Island set a daily record precipitation of 211.1 mm (8.3 in) on 19 February 1972.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

1,086 stations

1,086 station records on 19 February 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mornington Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	211.1 mm (8.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Derdekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbaken	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cordalba Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rapide Blanc	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rapide Blanc	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.7 cm (16.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Avington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ste Clothilde Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.4 cm (17.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jingi Jingi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.1 cm (15.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nukinenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brigalow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leribe	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlees Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chute Hemmings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	49.8 cm (19.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ste Clothilde Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kenogami	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.4 cm (16.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Giligulgul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaville- Mill Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Acland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora da Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,086 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 184, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 527, Heaviest daily snowfall 214, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 19 February 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	184
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	527
Heaviest daily snowfall	214
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 19 February 1972 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 29, daily 1,055.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

927 broken records

Margins by which the 927 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1972

Top 20 records on 19 February 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1972	Mornington Island, AU	daily rain	211.1 mm (8.3 in)	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1972	Derdekraal, ZA	monthly rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1972	Jandowae Post Office, AU	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1972	Sandbaken, ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1972	Cordalba Store, AU	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1972	St Hyacinthe, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1972	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1972	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1972	Marburg - Warrego Highway, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1972	Rapide Blanc, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1972	Rapide Blanc, CA	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1972	Haverhill, US	daily snowfall	41.7 cm (16.4 in)	26.5 cm (10.4 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1972	Avington, AU	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1972	Homestead Post Office, AU	daily rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1972	Blackwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1972	St Hyacinthe, CA	monthly snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1972	Towson, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1972	Hooker 12 NNW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1972	Fergana, UZ	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1972	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	48 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1972. 1972 had 1,086 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	882
100 to 200	36
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1