Weather Records on 19 February 1983

607 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1983. Highest significance: Cowichan Bay Cherry Point, CA.

Key Facts for 19 February 1983

On 19 February 1983, 607 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 597 daily.
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point set a daily record precipitation of 49.4 mm (1.9 in) on 19 February 1983.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

607 stations

607 station records on 19 February 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clowhom Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Harbour CS	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lois River Dam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Varfu Omul	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-30.8 C (-23.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Linguere	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Isparta	Turkey	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Same	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Etla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oklee	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fushiki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ostuta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gage AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Curralinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ballantine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.6 C (106.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

607 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 86, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 19 February 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	86
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 19 February 1983 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 597.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

466 broken records

Margins by which the 466 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1983

Top 20 records on 19 February 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1983	Cowichan Bay Cherry Point, CA	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1983	Nanaimo Departure Bay, CA	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1983	Shawnigan Lake, CA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1983	Nicosia, CY	daily low max	6.0 C (42.8 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1983	Alta 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1983	Clowhom Falls, CA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1983	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	81 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1983	Pachena Point, CA	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1983	Duncan, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1983	Vancouver Harbour CS, CA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1983	Palmares, BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1983	Saanichton Cda, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1983	Nanaimo A, CA	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1983	Kimball 2NE, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1983	Cameron Lake, CA	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1983	Fairmont, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1983	Swan River, CA	daily snowfall	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	0.9 cm (0.4 in)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1983	Hetch Hetchy, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1983	Montrose #2, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1983	Rico, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1983. 1983 had 607 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 20	427
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3