Weather Records on 19 February 1985

841 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1985. Highest significance: Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU.

Key Facts for 19 February 1985

On 19 February 1985, 841 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 439 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 825 daily.
Woolgoolga (Clear Place) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 300.0 mm (11.8 in) on 19 February 1985.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

841 stations

841 station records on 19 February 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.8 mm (7.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record snow depth	154.9 cm (61.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Matsue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sakai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Katsuura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maebashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (Araluen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shimizu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taylors Arm (Lemon Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.6 mm (5.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-29.7 C (-21.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hrazdan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tottori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kumagaya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kofu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wesselsbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkaska	United States	Record snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tokyo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmore State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour Mo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Verkeerdevlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

841 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 126, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 313, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 69.

Records on 19 February 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	126
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	313
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	69

Records on 19 February 1985 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 825.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

757 broken records

Margins by which the 757 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 1985

Top 20 records on 19 February 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1985	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	monthly rain	300.0 mm (11.8 in)	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	56 years	76 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1985	Lower Bucca, AU	daily rain	201.8 mm (7.9 in)	138.8 mm (5.5 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1985	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	131.2 mm (5.2 in)	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1985	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily snow depth	154.9 cm (61.0 in)	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1985	Charlevoix, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1985	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1985	Meeker 5 W, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1985	Tsuyama, JP	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1985	Oberlin, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1985	Macksville Country Club, AU	daily rain	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1985	Matsue, JP	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1985	Sakai, JP	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1985	Hiroshima, JP	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1985	Katsuura, JP	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1985	Kareepan, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1985	Maebashi, JP	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1985	Hvar, HR	daily low min	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1985	Kawaguchiko, JP	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1985	Bundarra (Araluen), AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1985	Nambucca Heads Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	12 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 841 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	750
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1