Weather Records on 19 February 2011

1,292 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 2011. Highest significance: Cape Willoughby, AU.

Key Facts for 19 February 2011

On 19 February 2011, 1,292 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
453 were record highs and 269 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 1,240 daily.
Cape Willoughby set a daily record precipitation of 74.0 mm (2.9 in) on 19 February 2011.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,292 stations

1,292 station records on 19 February 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Port Neill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Narrung (Yalkuri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Yankalilla (Inman Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Reeder	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Parndana (Pioneer Bend)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Finniss	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kensington Upper (Burnside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Keith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Yeelana (Brimpton Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mullewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Port Lincoln (Westmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Curramulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Flinders Chase (Rocky River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Meningie (Waltowa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Coomandook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Parawa (Sharon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cotonou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Richmond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Butler (Moody Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Milang (Navarino)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale (Turretfield Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Bold Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie (Naranga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tintinara (Richards)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blythe	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Longwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hartley (Pine Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,292 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 280, Lowest daily maximum 164, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 480, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 19 February 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	280
Lowest daily maximum	164
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	480
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 19 February 2011 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 46, daily 1,240.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,028 broken records

Margins by which the 1,028 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 2011

Top 20 records on 19 February 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 2011	Cape Willoughby, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	114 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 February 2011	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	143 years	79 of 100 (Major)
19 February 2011	Mount Wedge, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	114 years	78 of 100 (Major)
19 February 2011	Beachport, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
19 February 2011	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	87 years	76 of 100 (Major)
19 February 2011	Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang, AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	87 years	76 of 100 (Major)
19 February 2011	Meningie, AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	76 of 100 (Major)
19 February 2011	Hahndorf, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	87 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 February 2011	Milang, AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 February 2011	Port Neill, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 February 2011	Callington, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 February 2011	Narrung (Yalkuri), AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 February 2011	Smith Bay (Smiths Bay), AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	87 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 February 2011	Harrogate, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 February 2011	Yankalilla (Inman Valley), AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 February 2011	Kingston SE, AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 February 2011	Reeder, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 February 2011	Parndana (Pioneer Bend), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 February 2011	Finniss, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	75 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 February 2011	Normanville, AU	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	87 years	67 of 100 (Major)

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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2011. 2011 had 1,292 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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Data for records on 2011-02-19: 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	979
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	1