Weather Records on 12 February 1933

195 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1933. Highest significance: Stamford Station, AU.

Key Facts for 12 February 1933

On 12 February 1933, 195 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 193 daily.
Stamford Station set an all-time record daily precipitation of 219.2 mm (8.6 in) on 12 February 1933.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

195 stations

195 station records on 12 February 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	219.2 mm (8.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flat Top Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manuka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Devala	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hathwa	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Landsdown	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

195 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 64, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 12 February 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	64
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 12 February 1933 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 193.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

152 broken records

Margins by which the 152 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1933

Top 20 records on 12 February 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1933	Stamford Station, AU	all-time rain	219.2 mm (8.6 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	2 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1933	Joseph, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1933	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1933	Joseph, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1933	Flat Top Island, AU	daily rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1933	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1933	Evanston 1 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1933	Manuka, AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1933	Bunda Bunda, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1933	Globe Rs, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1933	Minonk, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1933	Lyndhurst Station, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1933	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1933	Cambridge Downs Station, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1933	Buckeye, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1933	Heppner, US	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1933	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1933	Donors Hill Station, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1933	Winton Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1933	Oracle, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	26 years	21 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1933. 1933 had 195 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	141
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1