Weather Records on 12 February 1927

71 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1927. Highest significance: Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US.

Key Facts for 12 February 1927

On 12 February 1927, 71 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 67 daily.
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 12 February 1927.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

71 stations

71 station records on 12 February 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.1 mm (9.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	311.9 mm (12.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Demopolis Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

71 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 34, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 12 February 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	34
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 February 1927 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 67.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

62 broken records

Margins by which the 62 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 108.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1927

Top 20 records on 12 February 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1927	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1927	Ingham Post Office, AU	daily rain	243.1 mm (9.6 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1927	Greensboro, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1927	Low Head (Comparison), AU	all-time high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1927	Lincoln Lock 4, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1927	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1927	Covington 8 WNW, US	monthly rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1927	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1927	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	311.9 mm (12.3 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1927	Kosciusko, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1927	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily low max	23.6 C (74.5 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1927	Columbus 4 ESE, US	monthly rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1927	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1927	Buckeye, US	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1927	New Westminster, CA	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1927	Monroe #2, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1927	Yazoo City, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1927	Teriberka, RU	daily high min	0.5 C (32.9 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1927	Tucson WFO, US	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	17 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1927	Golconda, US	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	33 years	16 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1927. 1927 had 71 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 20	54
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1