Weather Records on 19 February 2020

735 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 2020. Highest significance: Aberdeen, US.

Key Facts for 19 February 2020

On 19 February 2020, 735 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
387 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 702 daily.
Aberdeen set a daily record precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 19 February 2020.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

735 stations

735 station records on 19 February 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Latham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rushy Lagoon (Cape Portland Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Meka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Allatoona Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Powelltown Dnre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
South Mount Cameron (Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yining	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chumphon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk (Carisbrooke)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Tyers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Drysdale (Brimdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsdale (West Minstone Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Curban (Ercildoune)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Noojee (Slivar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buln Buln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon (Council Depot)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flinders Island Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toolangi (Mount St Leonard Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Waverley (Golf Course)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
German Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Memana (Babel Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bakko I Hol	Norway	Record snow depth	188.0 cm (74.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kojnas	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Novy-Port	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oktyabr Skoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bankhead L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mathews	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Powell Fld STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berezovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

735 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 163, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 224, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 19 February 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	163
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	224
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 19 February 2020 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 29, daily 702.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

659 broken records

Margins by which the 659 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 2020

Top 20 records on 19 February 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 2020	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	110 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 February 2020	Cape Barren Island (Cape Barre, AU	monthly rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	101 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 February 2020	Latham, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 February 2020	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2020	Rushy Lagoon (Cape Portland Ro, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2020	Meka Station, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	112 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2020	Rome, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2020	Boulder, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2020	Allatoona Dam 2, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2020	Cherdyn', RU	monthly high min	0.5 C (32.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2020	Powelltown Dnre, AU	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2020	South Mount Cameron (Gladstone, AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2020	Yining, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2020	Chumphon, TH	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2020	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	116 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2020	Tomahawk (Carisbrooke), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2020	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2020	Canna, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2020	Wamsutter, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2020	Lake Tyers, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	43 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2020. 2020 had 735 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 2020-02-19: 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	634
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1