Weather Records on 12 February 1914

96 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1914. Highest significance: Truro, CA.

Key Facts for 12 February 1914

On 12 February 1914, 96 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 83 daily.
Truro set an all-time record low maximum temperature of -21.7 C (-7.1 F) on 12 February 1914.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

96 stations

96 station records on 12 February 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Truro	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhousie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

96 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 12 February 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	4
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 February 1914 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 8, daily 83.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

87 broken records

Margins by which the 87 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1914

Top 20 records on 12 February 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1914	Truro, CA	all-time low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1914	Sydney, CA	all-time low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1914	Saint John, CA	monthly low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1914	Yarmouth, CA	all-time low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	10 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1914	Portland, US	all-time low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	7 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1914	Saint John, CA	monthly low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1914	Halifax, CA	all-time low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	3 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1914	Montreal McGill, CA	monthly low max	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1914	Chatham, CA	daily low max	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1914	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1914	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1914	Toronto, CA	daily low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1914	Yarmouth, CA	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	14 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1914	Quebec, CA	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1914	Dalhousie, CA	daily low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1914	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily low min	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	24 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1914	Parry Sound, CA	daily low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	14 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1914	Southampton, CA	daily low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	38 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1914	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily low max	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1914	Concord, US	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	17 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 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1914. 1914 had 96 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1798	2
1803	1
1811	1
1816	2
1829	4
1845	1
1847	2
1855	1
1856	2
1864	3
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1875	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	2
1885	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	3
1894	15
1895	5
1896	8
1897	1
1898	7
1899	15
1900	1
1901	5
1902	7
1903	7
1904	12
1905	22
1906	3
1907	15
1908	16
1909	9
1910	30
1911	16
1912	22
1913	12
1914	96
1915	16
1916	29
1917	25
1918	55
1919	37
1920	19
1921	32
1922	82
1923	103
1924	105
1925	248
1926	118
1927	71
1928	377
1929	283
1930	229
1931	275
1932	641
1933	195
1934	263
1935	162
1936	803
1937	729
1938	853
1939	253
1940	217
1941	275
1942	263
1943	404
1944	461
1945	310
1946	391
1947	710
1948	862
1949	618
1950	537
1951	505
1952	281
1953	232
1954	581
1955	1,099
1956	402
1957	375
1958	700
1959	492
1960	240
1961	683
1962	1,054
1963	752
1964	500
1965	946
1966	532
1967	555
1968	456
1969	554
1970	519
1971	579
1972	481
1973	841
1974	520
1975	878
1976	787
1977	857
1978	1,203
1979	1,719
1980	685
1981	1,655
1982	905
1983	1,444
1984	1,329
1985	1,428
1986	950
1987	660
1988	1,278
1989	511
1990	1,042
1991	636
1992	992
1993	728
1994	1,230
1995	1,272
1996	1,110
1997	940
1998	1,437
1999	1,772
2000	929
2001	859
2002	1,478
2003	613
2004	1,055
2005	966
2006	848
2007	709
2008	924
2009	1,088
2010	1,326
2011	959
2012	852
2013	527
2014	1,168
2015	709
2016	912
2017	1,494
2018	810
2019	1,053
2020	754
2021	1,634
2022	509
2023	469
2024	694
2025	1,802
2026	422

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	86
10 to 20	0
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1