Weather Records on 19 February 1938

612 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 1938. Highest significance: William Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 19 February 1938

On 19 February 1938, 612 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
296 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 585 daily.
William Creek set an all-time record daily precipitation of 138.2 mm (5.4 in) on 19 February 1938.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

612 stations

612 station records on 19 February 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
William Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	242.6 mm (9.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oodnadatta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iola	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrulla (Petina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iola	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Arcoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moonaree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Denial Bay (Nadia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

612 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 206, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 19 February 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	206
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 19 February 1938 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 17, daily 585.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

515 broken records

Margins by which the 515 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 1938

Top 20 records on 19 February 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 1938	William Creek, AU	all-time rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	74 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1938	Bradshaw Homestead, AU	all-time rain	242.6 mm (9.6 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	13 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 February 1938	Elliston, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1938	Streaky Bay, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1938	Harrisonville, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1938	Arrowie, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1938	Oodnadatta Post Office, AU	all-time rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1938	Iola, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1938	Clinton, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1938	Carawa, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1938	Ceduna Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1938	Wirrulla (Petina), AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1938	Strydenberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1938	El Dorado, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1938	Iola, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1938	Independence, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1938	Yardea, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1938	Mundoora, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1938	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 1938	Woomera (South Gap Station), AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	41 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1938. 1938 had 612 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 1938-02-19: 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	481
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1