Weather Records on 19 February 1980

931 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1980. Highest significance: Sugarloaf Rsvr, US.

Key Facts for 19 February 1980

On 19 February 1980, 931 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
468 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 904 daily.
Sugarloaf Rsvr set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 19 February 1980.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

931 stations

931 station records on 19 February 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wonganoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ceuta (Monte Hacho)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mascote	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miraima	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yandal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gouvea	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Felix	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sunflower 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jigalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ethridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Darganata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Barros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pariquera-Acu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.9 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pinetop 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bernalillo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iboacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belem Do Brejo Do Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Pompeu Sobrinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mono Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nazare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lytle Creek Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lorna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

931 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 378, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 364, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 19 February 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	378
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	364
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 19 February 1980 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 904.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

741 broken records

Margins by which the 741 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 394.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1980

Top 20 records on 19 February 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1980	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1980	Wonganoo, AU	daily rain	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1980	Sunnyside, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1980	Castle Hot Springs, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1980	Ceuta (Monte Hacho), ES	daily rain	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1980	Jerome, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1980	Moora, AU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1980	Flagstaff AP, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1980	Mascote, BR	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1980	Miraima, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1980	Yandal, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1980	Crested Butte, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1980	Gouvea, BR	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1980	Sao Felix, BR	daily rain	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1980	Deer Creek Dam, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1980	Sao Jose de Piranhas, BR	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1980	Bartlett Dam, US	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1980	Sunflower 3 NNW, US	monthly rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1980	Los Gatos, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1980	Jigalong, AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	44 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1980. 1980 had 931 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 50	719
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2