Weather Records on 12 February 1943

404 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1943. Highest significance: Vedasandur, IN.

Key Facts for 12 February 1943

On 12 February 1943, 404 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 402 daily.
Vedasandur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 12 February 1943.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

404 stations

404 station records on 12 February 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vedasandur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walk Walkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burracoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cowcowing Central	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chidambaram	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mangowine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Booralaming	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ballidu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kirami	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Panruti	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kununoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record snow depth	530.0 cm (208.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Peoria City Office	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boologooro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Terrace	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ventspils	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mancelona	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vriddhachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scaddan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanur	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rauland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulundurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckanarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mindalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbatore	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

404 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 12 February 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 12 February 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 402.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

346 broken records

Margins by which the 346 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1943

Top 20 records on 12 February 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1943	Vedasandur, IN	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1943	Srimushnam, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1943	Biamble, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1943	Walk Walkin, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1943	Burracoppin, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1943	Moningarin, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1943	Villupuram, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1943	Cowcowing Central, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1943	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1943	Chidambaram, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1943	Mangowine, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1943	Booralaming, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1943	Tiruvarur, IN	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1943	Ballidu, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1943	Kirami, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1943	Blayney (Vittoria), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1943	Ketchikan AP, US	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1943	Prospect, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1943	Panruti, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1943	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 years	34 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1943. 1943 had 404 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 200	344
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1