Weather Records on 12 February 1946

391 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1946. Highest significance: Morstone Station, AU.

Key Facts for 12 February 1946

On 12 February 1946, 391 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 385 daily.
Morstone Station set a daily record precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 12 February 1946.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

391 stations

391 station records on 12 February 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roseberth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marquard - Pol 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Katella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burragate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toothdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caninde de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wakool (Calimo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgegong (Kiora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bethanga Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Indigo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osbornes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville Morrow Rch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Springhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springville Tule Hd	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Alice (Eurella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hargraves (the Elders)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tilba Tilba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

391 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 12 February 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 12 February 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 385.

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 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1946

Top 20 records on 12 February 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1946	Morstone Station, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1946	Beulah, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1946	Stuart Town, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1946	Wagoner, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1946	Anna Creek, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1946	Woodbury, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1946	Barkly, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1946	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1946	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1946	Roseberth Station, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1946	Wellington (Springfield), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1946	Headingly Station, AU	monthly rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1946	Marquard - Pol 29, ZA	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1946	Katella, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1946	Undilla Station, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1946	Glenfield (Macquarie), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1946	Grootfontein, ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1946	Burragate Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1946	Koloa 936, US	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1946	Marloo, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	33 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1946. 1946 had 391 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	336
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1