Weather Records on 12 February 1949

618 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1949. Highest significance: Mount Molloy Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 12 February 1949

On 12 February 1949, 618 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 270 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 581 daily.
Mount Molloy Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 383.5 mm (15.1 in) on 12 February 1949.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

618 stations

618 station records on 12 February 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Molloy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	383.5 mm (15.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Archer Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	310.4 mm (12.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meedo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	436.6 mm (17.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rodeo	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eleanor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ayton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	214.4 mm (8.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	379.5 mm (14.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.8 mm (8.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tamala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crown King	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Abydos Woodstock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cashmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Springville Tule Hd	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
The Ginghet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hunters STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

618 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 136, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 12 February 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	136
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 12 February 1949 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 32, daily 581.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

514 broken records

Margins by which the 514 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 838.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1949

Top 20 records on 12 February 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1949	Mount Molloy Post Office, AU	monthly rain	383.5 mm (15.1 in)	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1949	Sugar City, US	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1949	Archer Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	310.4 mm (12.2 in)	235.7 mm (9.3 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1949	Williams, US	daily snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1949	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1949	Camp Crook, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1949	Wondalli, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1949	Meedo, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1949	Sugar City, US	all-time snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1949	Mossman Central Mill, AU	all-time rain	436.6 mm (17.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1949	Rodeo, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1949	Armour, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1949	Hachita 1W, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1949	Minnie Creek, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1949	Prescott, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1949	Maytown, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1949	Lake Eleanor, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1949	Gage, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1949	Ayton, AU	daily rain	214.4 mm (8.4 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1949	Cudgen Plantation, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	35 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 618 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	501
200 to 400	11
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1