Weather Records on 19 February 1979

1,888 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1979. Highest significance: Dover, US.

Key Facts for 19 February 1979

On 19 February 1979, 1,888 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 554 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 107 were all-time records, 142 monthly and 1,639 daily.
Dover set an all-time record snow depth of 63.5 cm (25.0 in) on 19 February 1979.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,888 stations

1,888 station records on 19 February 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dover	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Towson	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.7 cm (16.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Creighton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.9 cm (16.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Vienna	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Patterson	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
College Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dalecarlia Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Culpeper	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Brighton Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.2 cm (16.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Channahon Dresden Isl Dam	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kiel-Kronshagen	Germany	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rougemont	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lone Rock Tri Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,888 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 260, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 294, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 332, Deepest snow cover 714.

Records on 19 February 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	260
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	294
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	332
Deepest snow cover	714

Records on 19 February 1979 by timescale: all-time 107, monthly 142, daily 1,639.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,528 broken records

Margins by which the 1,528 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1296.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1979

Top 20 records on 19 February 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1979	Dover, US	all-time snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 February 1979	Bridgeville 1 NW, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1979	Towson, US	all-time snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1979	Reading Wb City, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	106 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1979	Newark Ag Farm, US	all-time snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1979	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	42.7 cm (16.8 in)	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1979	Creighton, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1979	Pemberton, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	75 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1979	Toccoa, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	77 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1979	Denton 2 E, US	monthly snowfall	42.9 cm (16.9 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1979	Owings Ferry Landing, US	all-time snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1979	Vienna, US	all-time snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	13 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1979	Patterson, US	all-time snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1979	College Park, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1979	Dalecarlia Rsvr, US	all-time snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	21 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1979	Wilson 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1979	Henderson 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	84 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1979	Culpeper, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1979	Columbia 2SSE, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1979	Brighton Dam, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	13 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1979. 1979 had 1,888 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	1,366
200 to 400	141
400 to 600	19
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1