Weather Records on 19 February 1990

1,395 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1990. Highest significance: Boras, SE.

Key Facts for 19 February 1990

On 19 February 1990, 1,395 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
568 were record highs and 325 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,350 daily.
Boras set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 19 February 1990.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,395 stations

1,395 station records on 19 February 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Panguitch	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Reno AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler Heights	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alingsas_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gumri	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Irving	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grebbeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Singeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Haggarda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burney	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fedafjorden II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vigmostad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Izuhara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Havraryd_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Skogsforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dufurrena - Denio 22WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reno AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma Castle Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bucks Creek	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bollebygd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,395 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 335, Lowest daily maximum 113, Highest daily minimum 233, Lowest daily minimum 212, Heaviest daily rainfall 374, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 76.

Records on 19 February 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	335
Lowest daily maximum	113
Highest daily minimum	233
Lowest daily minimum	212
Heaviest daily rainfall	374
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	76

Records on 19 February 1990 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 42, daily 1,350.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,197 broken records

Margins by which the 1,197 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1990

Top 20 records on 19 February 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1990	Boras, SE	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1990	Panguitch, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.3 cm (5.6 in)	75 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1990	Ft Valley, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1990	Reno AP, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1990	Van Staadens (Rsv), ZA	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1990	Bright Angel Rs, US	daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	31.7 cm (12.5 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1990	Chandler Heights, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1990	Seligman, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1990	McGill, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1990	Alingsas_D, SE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1990	Ft Valley, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1990	Gumri, AM	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1990	Nagasaki, JP	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1990	Tuba City, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1990	Irving, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1990	Williams, US	daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1990	Grebbeshult, SE	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1990	Myton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1990	Beaver Creek, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1990	Seligman, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	76 years	48 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1990. 1990 had 1,395 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	1,165
100 to 200	23
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1