Weather Records on 19 February 1987

549 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1987. Highest significance: Ft Sumner, US.

Key Facts for 19 February 1987

On 19 February 1987, 549 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 516 daily.
Ft Sumner set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 19 February 1987.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

549 stations

549 station records on 19 February 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Los Alamos	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pasamonte	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nappa Merrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grants AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo Mem AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ruidoso	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandia Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Launiupoko Intake 376	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pirapozinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grants AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandia Park	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Regnier	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Olive Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shiprock	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yeso 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Thurloo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

549 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 101, Deepest snow cover 90.

Records on 19 February 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	101
Deepest snow cover	90

Records on 19 February 1987 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 25, daily 516.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

445 broken records

Margins by which the 445 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1987

Top 20 records on 19 February 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1987	Ft Sumner, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1987	Los Alamos, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1987	Ft Sumner, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1987	Pasamonte, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1987	Roy, US	all-time snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1987	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1987	Golden, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1987	Quemado, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1987	Tahoka, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1987	Las Vegas Muni AP, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1987	Innamincka Station, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1987	Nappa Merrie, AU	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1987	Bell Ranch, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1987	Grants AP, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1987	Maxwell 3 NW, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1987	Pueblo Mem AP, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1987	Quilpie Airport, AU	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1987	Melrose, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1987	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1987	Pasamonte, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	68 years	47 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1987. 1987 had 549 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 100	411
100 to 200	26
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1