Weather Records on 12 February 1931

275 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1931. Highest significance: Postmyr I Drangedal, NO.

Key Facts for 12 February 1931

On 12 February 1931, 275 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 270 daily.
Postmyr I Drangedal set a daily record precipitation of 31.2 mm (1.2 in) on 12 February 1931.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

275 stations

275 station records on 12 February 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alwar	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mohawk	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harpur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bongaon	India	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bilari	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jatusana	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nesbyen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kundhra	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheikhpura	India	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gaya	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aijal	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kaimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zamana	India	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Basaunti	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

275 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 12 February 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 12 February 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 270.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

252 broken records

Margins by which the 252 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1931

Top 20 records on 12 February 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1931	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1931	Charlottetown, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1931	Charlottetown, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1931	Mykland, NO	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1931	San Diego Wbo, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1931	Bisbee, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1931	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1931	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1931	Kerkeriya, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1931	Sydney, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1931	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1931	Astoria, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1931	Tombstone, US	monthly rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	19 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1931	Hedal I Valdres, NO	monthly rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1931	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1931	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1931	Benson, US	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1931	Alwar, IN	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1931	Bowie, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1931	Rjukan, NO	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	27 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1931. 1931 had 275 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	247
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2