Weather Records on 12 February 1929

283 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1929. Highest significance: Concord Walker Hospital, AU.

Key Facts for 12 February 1929

On 12 February 1929, 283 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 252 daily.
Concord Walker Hospital set a monthly record daily precipitation of 142.2 mm (5.6 in) on 12 February 1929.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

283 stations

283 station records on 12 February 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Council Offices	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hargraves (Weeroona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-25.8 C (-14.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kialla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-27.9 C (-18.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-31.6 C (-24.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pitt Town (the Manse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narellan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

283 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1929 by type: Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 12 February 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 12 February 1929 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 19, daily 252.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

260 broken records

Margins by which the 260 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1929

Top 20 records on 12 February 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1929	Concord Walker Hospital, AU	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1929	Parramatta, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1929	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1929	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1929	Springwood Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1929	Prospect Reservoir, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1929	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily low max	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	13.1 C (23.6 F)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1929	Milan, IT	monthly low max	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	134 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1929	Katoomba (Murri St), AU	daily rain	194.3 mm (7.6 in)	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1929	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1929	Nowra Council Offices, AU	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1929	Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula, AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1929	Milan, IT	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	99 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1929	Roebourne, AU	monthly rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1929	Robertson (Caalong Street), AU	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1929	Blackheath (Lawrence St), AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1929	Golspie (Ayrston), AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1929	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1929	Bologna, IT	daily low min	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1929	Hargraves (Weeroona), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	45 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1929. 1929 had 283 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 50	227
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1