Weather Records on 19 February 1986

2,015 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1986. Highest significance: Weiser, US.

Key Facts for 19 February 1986

On 19 February 1986, 2,015 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,186 were record highs and 225 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 146 monthly and 1,862 daily.
Weiser set an all-time record daily precipitation of 64.8 mm (2.6 in) on 19 February 1986.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 19 February 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weiser	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Sheaville 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
South Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Green Mt Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Canby 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gem Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Agulhas Negras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Rio Pardo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfords	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Reno AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Metolius 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra City	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Visconde de Maua (Esc.Agrot)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,015 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 633, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 553, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 434, Heaviest daily snowfall 119, Deepest snow cover 51.

Records on 19 February 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	633
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	553
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	434
Heaviest daily snowfall	119
Deepest snow cover	51

Records on 19 February 1986 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 146, daily 1,862.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,659 broken records

Margins by which the 1,659 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1986

Top 20 records on 19 February 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1986	Weiser, US	all-time rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	79 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1986	Steamboat Springs, US	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	73 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1986	Iowa Hill, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	91 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1986	Sheaville 1 SE, US	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1986	South Lake, US	all-time rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1986	Green Mt Dam, US	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1986	Hamilton, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1986	Canby 3 SW, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1986	Gem Lake, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1986	Rapelje, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1986	Carson City, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1986	Fazenda Agulhas Negras, BR	daily rain	128.6 mm (5.1 in)	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1986	Portola, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1986	Montpelier Rs, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1986	Ersov, RU	daily rain	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1986	Mystic Lake, US	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1986	Payson, US	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1986	Cernuska, RU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1986	Urda, KZ	daily rain	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1986	Cernyj Jar, RU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1986. 1986 had 2,015 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	1,591
50 to 100	56
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2