Weather Records on 19 February 1973

489 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1973. Highest significance: Burenda, AU.

Key Facts for 19 February 1973

On 19 February 1973, 489 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 472 daily.
Burenda set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 19 February 1973.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

489 stations

489 station records on 19 February 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hillside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Madrid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fernihurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wychitella South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Olivine	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goornong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine (East Loddon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Neereman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Durham Ox	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Raywood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brakkies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakkloof Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lerida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mincha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koegasbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Netley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Invergwali	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Korong Vale (Burnbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hertzogville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ruthven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Isa Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tullaroop Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quambatook (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Korong Vale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkins	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Windermere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal (Ailsa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

489 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 348, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 19 February 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	348
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 19 February 1973 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 472.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

439 broken records

Margins by which the 439 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1973

Top 20 records on 19 February 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1973	Burenda, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1973	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1973	Hillside, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1973	Biddenham, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	82 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1973	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1973	Boort, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1973	Canary Island South, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1973	Fernihurst, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1973	Wychitella South, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1973	Listowel Downs, AU	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1973	Landsborough, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1973	Bealiba, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1973	St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge), AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1973	Olivine, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1973	Goornong, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1973	Quambatook, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1973	Serpentine (East Loddon), AU	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1973	Avoca (Post Office), AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1973	Neereman, AU	all-time rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1973	Canary Island, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	47 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1973. 1973 had 489 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1973-02-19: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	368
20 to 40	52
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1