Weather Records on 12 February 1934

263 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1934. Highest significance: Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 12 February 1934

On 12 February 1934, 263 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 258 daily.
Fort Fordyce (Bos) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 92.7 mm (3.6 in) on 12 February 1934.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

263 stations

263 station records on 12 February 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vosburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamley Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Russell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

263 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 February 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 February 1934 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 258.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

210 broken records

Margins by which the 210 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1934

Top 20 records on 12 February 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1934	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1934	Cullendale, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1934	Fergana, UZ	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1934	Mount Coke (Bos), ZA	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1934	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1934	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1934	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1934	Katberg (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1934	Cookhouse (Sar), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1934	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1934	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1934	Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1934	De Aar, ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1934	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1934	Taung, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1934	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1934	Newlands, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1934	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1934	Dawson, CA	daily high max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	15.0 C (27.0 F)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1934	Wolfridge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	24 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1934. 1934 had 263 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 25	202
25 to 50	5
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1