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Weather Records on 12 February 1902

7 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1902. Highest significance: Hambantota, LK.

Key Facts for 12 February 1902

  • On 12 February 1902, 7 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 6 daily.
  • Hambantota set a daily record high maximum temperature of 34.4 C (93.9 F) on 12 February 1902.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

7 stations
Weather records on 12 February 1902 7 station records on 12 February 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
7 station records on 12 February 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 February 1902: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong SecAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.8 C (62.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low maximum temperature1.8 C (35.2 F)4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

7 records
Records on 12 February 1902 by type Records set or tied on 12 February 1902 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 01122Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 February 1902 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 12 February 1902 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 February 1902 by timescale Records on 12 February 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 6. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 6all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 February 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 6.
Records on 12 February 1902 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily6

How Much Records Were Beaten By

7 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 February 1902 Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.6. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 2: 32 to 4: 24 to 6: 16 to 8: 08 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 9.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 February 1902
MarginRecords
0 to 23
2 to 42
4 to 61
6 to 80
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1902
Top 7 records on 12 February 1902 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 February 1902Hambantota, LKdaily high max34.4 C (93.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)23 years31 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1902Galway, IEmonthly low min-6.7 C (19.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)13 years21 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1902Geelong Sec, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1902Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily low max16.8 C (62.2 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1902Clanwilliam (Pol), ZAdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)0 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1902Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min27.2 C (81.0 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)0 years7 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1902Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low max1.8 C (35.2 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)0 years4 of 100 (Routine)

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 1902
Records on 02-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1902. 1902 had 7 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001794: 11798: 21803: 11811: 11816: 21829: 41845: 11847: 21855: 11856: 21864: 31865: 31866: 11867: 11869: 31870: 21871: 51873: 21875: 11877: 11879: 11880: 21881: 21885: 21887: 11888: 11890: 11891: 11893: 31894: 151895: 51896: 81897: 11898: 71899: 151900: 11901: 51902: 71903: 71904: 121905: 221906: 31907: 151908: 161909: 91910: 301911: 161912: 221913: 121914: 961915: 161916: 291917: 251918: 551919: 371920: 191921: 321922: 821923: 1031924: 1051925: 2481926: 1181927: 711928: 3771929: 2831930: 2291931: 2751932: 6411933: 1951934: 2631935: 1621936: 8031937: 7291938: 8531939: 2531940: 2171941: 2751942: 2631943: 4041944: 4611945: 3101946: 3911947: 7101948: 8621949: 6181950: 5371951: 5051952: 2811953: 2321954: 5811955: 1,0991956: 4021957: 3751958: 7001959: 4921960: 2401961: 6831962: 1,0541963: 7521964: 5001965: 9461966: 5321967: 5551968: 4561969: 5541970: 5191971: 5791972: 4811973: 8411974: 5201975: 8781976: 7871977: 8571978: 1,2031979: 1,7191980: 6851981: 1,6551982: 9051983: 1,4441984: 1,3291985: 1,4281986: 9501987: 6601988: 1,2781989: 5111990: 1,0421991: 6361992: 9921993: 7281994: 1,2301995: 1,2721996: 1,1101997: 9401998: 1,4371999: 1,7722000: 9292001: 8592002: 1,4782003: 6132004: 1,0552005: 9662006: 8482007: 7092008: 9242009: 1,0882010: 1,3262011: 9592012: 8522013: 5272014: 1,1682015: 7092016: 9122017: 1,4942018: 8102019: 1,0532020: 7542021: 1,6342022: 5092023: 4692024: 6942025: 1,8022026: 4221794187318991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1902. 1902 had 7 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-12 in each year
YearRecords
17941
17982
18031
18111
18162
18294
18451
18472
18551
18562
18643
18653
18661
18671
18693
18702
18715
18732
18751
18771
18791
18802
18812
18852
18871
18881
18901
18911
18933
189415
18955
18968
18971
18987
189915
19001
19015
19027
19037
190412
190522
19063
190715
190816
19099
191030
191116
191222
191312
191496
191516
191629
191725
191855
191937
192019
192132
192282
1923103
1924105
1925248
1926118
192771
1928377
1929283
1930229
1931275
1932641
1933195
1934263
1935162
1936803
1937729
1938853
1939253
1940217
1941275
1942263
1943404
1944461
1945310
1946391
1947710
1948862
1949618
1950537
1951505
1952281
1953232
1954581
19551,099
1956402
1957375
1958700
1959492
1960240
1961683
19621,054
1963752
1964500
1965946
1966532
1967555
1968456
1969554
1970519
1971579
1972481
1973841
1974520
1975878
1976787
1977857
19781,203
19791,719
1980685
19811,655
1982905
19831,444
19841,329
19851,428
1986950
1987660
19881,278
1989511
19901,042
1991636
1992992
1993728
19941,230
19951,272
19961,110
1997940
19981,437
19991,772
2000929
2001859
20021,478
2003613
20041,055
2005966
2006848
2007709
2008924
20091,088
20101,326
2011959
2012852
2013527
20141,168
2015709
2016912
20171,494
2018810
20191,053
2020754
20211,634
2022509
2023469
2024694
20251,802
2026422

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).