Weather Records on 12 February 1930

229 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1930. Highest significance: Borroloola, AU.

Key Facts for 12 February 1930

On 12 February 1930, 229 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 224 daily.
Borroloola set a daily record precipitation of 137.4 mm (5.4 in) on 12 February 1930.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

229 stations

229 station records on 12 February 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Winnininnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.8 C (-37.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.8 C (-23.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hillview (Ballandry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uriarra (Woodside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Loxton (Pyap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mulculca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yalcowinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Saltia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waukaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wantiool (Caithness)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.4 C (-35.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.6 C (-37.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock (Kanyaka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.1 C (-43.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.2 C (-31.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.6 C (-37.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie (Valencia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

229 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 105, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 12 February 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 February 1930 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 224.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

176 broken records

Margins by which the 176 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1930

Top 20 records on 12 February 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1930	Borroloola, AU	daily rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1930	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1930	Yunta (Winnininnie), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1930	Poretskoye, RU	all-time low min	-38.8 C (-37.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1930	Bloomington Indiana UNIV, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1930	Kazan, RU	daily low max	-30.8 C (-23.4 F)	15.6 C (28.1 F)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1930	Washington 1 W, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1930	Hillview (Ballandry), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1930	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1930	Richmond Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1930	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1930	Shelbyville Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1930	Los Lunas, US	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	25 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1930	Kimball 2NE, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1930	Wentworth (Cuthero), AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1930	Booleroo Centre, AU	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1930	Manna Hill, AU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1930	Uriarra (Woodside), AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1930	Loxton (Pyap), AU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1930	Mulculca, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	20 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1930. 1930 had 229 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	170
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1