Weather Records on 19 February 1975

690 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1975. Highest significance: Manor Holme, ZA.

Key Facts for 19 February 1975

On 19 February 1975, 690 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
185 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 680 daily.
Manor Holme set a daily record precipitation of 53.0 mm (2.1 in) on 19 February 1975.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

690 stations

690 station records on 19 February 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Enderby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bet-El	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Groot-Arendskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Edenville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjeville (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beer Sheva	Israel	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Driekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Telpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gertruida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wellpinit	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Papkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lanquedoc	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minderoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bosduiwekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Postmasburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiwal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gage AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kommissiepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Excelsior (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Varzea da Volta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

690 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 345, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 19 February 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	345
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 19 February 1975 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 680.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

582 broken records

Margins by which the 582 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 914.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1975

Top 20 records on 19 February 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1975	Manor Holme, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1975	Enderby, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1975	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1975	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1975	Eagle Bay, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1975	Bet-El, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1975	Salmon Arm, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1975	Groot-Arendskraal, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1975	Cambridge, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1975	Edenville (Mun), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1975	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1975	Beer Sheva, IL	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1975	Driekop, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1975	Kalkpoort, ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1975	Franklin, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1975	Willard 4 SW, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1975	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1975	Telpoort, ZA	daily rain	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1975	Gertruida, ZA	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1975	Witsieshoek, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	42 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1975. 1975 had 690 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 200	580
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1