Weather Records on 19 February 1996

878 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1996. Highest significance: Lebanon 7 N, US.

Key Facts for 19 February 1996

On 19 February 1996, 878 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
512 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 845 daily.
Lebanon 7 N set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 19 February 1996.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

878 stations

878 station records on 19 February 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lebanon 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Qaqortoq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mitt. Narsarsuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Udon Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Smartno Pri Slovenj Gradcu	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Martim Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Fk 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mora Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Udon Thani	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Slana	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ruppertsecken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Vas Na Blokah	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keiser	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conchas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kredarica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aranyaprathet	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhorn	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hopper	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Centro 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gilroy	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

878 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 263, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 249, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 19 February 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	263
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	249
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 19 February 1996 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 29, daily 845.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

647 broken records

Margins by which the 647 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1996

Top 20 records on 19 February 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1996	Lebanon 7 N, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1996	Qaqortoq, GL	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1996	Mitt. Narsarsuaq, GL	daily rain	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1996	Udon Thani, TH	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1996	Clarksville Wwtp, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1996	Smartno Pri Slovenj Gradcu, SI	monthly rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1996	Graz, AT	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1996	Amity, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1996	Martim Francisco, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1996	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1996	Pioche, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1996	Little Rock AFB, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1996	Big Fk 1 SSE, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1996	W Pt, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1996	Red Oak, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1996	Waterville, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1996	Yap Island WSO AP, FM	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1996	Quartzsite, US	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1996	Munfordville 5 NW, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1996	Monterey, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	38 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1996. 1996 had 878 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1996-02-19: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	630
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2