Weather Records on 12 February 1948

862 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1948. Highest significance: Lewisburg Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 12 February 1948

On 12 February 1948, 862 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 475 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 817 daily.
Lewisburg Exp STN set a daily record precipitation of 81.8 mm (3.2 in) on 12 February 1948.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

862 stations

862 station records on 12 February 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deogarh (Bamra)	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chatrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Agricultural College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Condeuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	88.0 cm (34.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oracle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Duck Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kanas	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chinle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

862 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 217, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 258, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 72.

Records on 12 February 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	217
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	258
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	72

Records on 12 February 1948 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 40, daily 817.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

750 broken records

Margins by which the 750 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 850.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1948

Top 20 records on 12 February 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1948	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1948	Coldwater, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1948	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1948	Bolivar Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1948	Fulton 3 W, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1948	Deogarh (Bamra), IN	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1948	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1948	Clarendon, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1948	Pine Bluff, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1948	Meeker 5 W, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1948	Booneville, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1948	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1948	Lynnville 4 SSW, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1948	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1948	Grenada, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1948	Bowen Post Office, AU	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1948	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1948	Stuttgart, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1948	Okolona, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1948	Brownsville, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1948. 1948 had 862 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	742
200 to 400	7
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1