Weather Records on 12 February 1941

275 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1941. Highest significance: Helidon Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 12 February 1941

On 12 February 1941, 275 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
137 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 269 daily.
Helidon Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 77.2 mm (3.0 in) on 12 February 1941.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

275 stations

275 station records on 12 February 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baan Baa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Graman (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Miguel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Howell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Balgownie West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jondarayan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Government Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

275 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 10.

Records on 12 February 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 February 1941 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 269.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

221 broken records

Margins by which the 221 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1941

Top 20 records on 12 February 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1941	Helidon Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1941	May Vale, AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1941	Zoetvlei, ZA	all-time rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1941	Oakey Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1941	Warialda Post Office, AU	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1941	Yallaroi, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1941	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low max	18.2 C (64.8 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1941	Normanton Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1941	Bundarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1941	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1941	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1941	Premer (Eden Moor), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1941	Baan Baa, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1941	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low min	13.8 C (56.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1941	Coolatai (Orana), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1941	Two Buttes, US	monthly high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1941	Lawrence, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	71 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1941	Red Lodge, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1941	Graman (Willowie), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1941	Sao Miguel, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	26 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1941. 1941 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 20	198
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1