Weather Records on 19 February 1989

1,381 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1989. Highest significance: Imlay, US.

Key Facts for 19 February 1989

On 19 February 1989, 1,381 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
798 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,333 daily.
Imlay set an all-time record daily precipitation of 102.9 mm (4.1 in) on 19 February 1989.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,381 stations

1,381 station records on 19 February 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Imlay	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Kaarina Yltoinen	Finland	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nyssa	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salitre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Heart Mtn	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	187.0 cm (73.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert Road	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trier	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bysonder	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malheur Branch Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gauhati	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Divide	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moxee City 10 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,381 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 356, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 442, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 308, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 70.

Records on 19 February 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	356
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	442
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	308
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	70

Records on 19 February 1989 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 43, daily 1,333.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,250 broken records

Margins by which the 1,250 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1989

Top 20 records on 19 February 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1989	Imlay, US	all-time rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 February 1989	Kaarina Yltoinen, FI	monthly rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1989	Nyssa, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1989	Vale, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1989	Parma Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1989	Karlsruhe, DE	daily high min	10.1 C (50.2 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1989	Weissenburg, DE	daily high min	6.4 C (43.5 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1989	Salitre, BR	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1989	Bonneville Dam, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1989	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1989	Heart Mtn, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1989	Muenster, DE	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1989	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	8.6 C (47.5 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	139 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1989	Schierke, DE	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1989	San Jeronimo, MX	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1989	Susendal, NO	daily snow depth	187.0 cm (73.6 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1989	Prince Albert Road, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1989	Oxford, GB	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	126 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1989	Salzburg, AT	daily high min	4.9 C (40.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1989	Uccle, BE	daily high min	8.8 C (47.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	108 years	42 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1989. 1989 had 1,381 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	1,223
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1