Weather Records on 19 February 1978

1,790 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1978. Highest significance: Montpelier, US.

Key Facts for 19 February 1978

On 19 February 1978, 1,790 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
182 were record highs and 814 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 24 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,726 daily.
Montpelier set a daily record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 19 February 1978.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,790 stations

1,790 station records on 19 February 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Rockville	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	137.1 mm (5.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tiffin	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Winton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Leeudoringstad (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Flashman Twr	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Odell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Willis 5 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Labelle	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Disposal Plt	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hershey 5 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bultfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,790 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 260, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 554, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 544.

Records on 19 February 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	260
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	554
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	544

Records on 19 February 1978 by timescale: all-time 24, monthly 40, daily 1,726.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,506 broken records

Margins by which the 1,506 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 1978

Top 20 records on 19 February 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1978	Montpelier, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1978	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1978	Crawfordsville Pwr Plt, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1978	Rockville, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1978	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	70 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1978	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1978	Berne Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1978	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	137.1 mm (5.4 in)	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1978	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1978	Tiffin, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1978	Bloomfield, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1978	Horton, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1978	Palestine, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1978	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1978	Winton, ZA	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1978	Wheatfield, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1978	London State Fish Hatchery, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1978	Wilmington 3 N, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1978	Cody, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1978	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1978. 1978 had 1,790 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 1978-02-19: 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 100	1,298
100 to 200	157
200 to 300	40
300 to 400	8
400 to 500	3