Weather Records on 19 February 2008

572 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 2008. Highest significance: Portage Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 19 February 2008

On 19 February 2008, 572 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
227 were record highs and 162 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 553 daily.
Portage Wwtp set an all-time record snow depth of 76.2 cm (30.0 in) on 19 February 2008.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

572 stations

572 station records on 19 February 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ephraim	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hayman Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.4 mm (7.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mareeba Qwrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.4 mm (6.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tahquamenon Falls Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Perry Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tahquamenon Falls Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yungaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mareeba South Edge Res	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Real del Monte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enyeje	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whittier	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cacahoatan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balikesir	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	144.8 cm (57.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pirlangimpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tinaroo Falls Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kota Kinabalu Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
William O Huske L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtlahuacan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Afyon	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amity 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mullewa	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Barron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Apazulco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Labuan	Malaysia	Record low maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

572 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 19 February 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 19 February 2008 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 14, daily 553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

424 broken records

Margins by which the 424 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 2008

Top 20 records on 19 February 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 2008	Portage Wwtp, US	all-time snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	98 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 February 2008	Ephraim, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2008	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	106 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2008	Hayman Island Resort, AU	daily rain	193.4 mm (7.6 in)	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2008	Cassville 1 NE, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2008	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2008	Mareeba Qwrc, AU	all-time rain	176.4 mm (6.9 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2008	Carthage, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	112 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2008	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2008	Tahquamenon Falls Sp, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2008	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	15.1 C (59.2 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2008	Perry Lake, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2008	Gaylord Bay, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2008	Tahquamenon Falls Sp, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2008	Yungaburra, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2008	Mareeba South Edge Res, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2008	Real del Monte, MX	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2008	Meeker, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2008	Vinton, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2008	New London, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	90 years	39 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2008. 2008 had 572 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 February 2008
Margin	Records
0 to 100	405
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1