Weather Records on 12 February 1953

232 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1953. Highest significance: Fayette, US.

Key Facts for 12 February 1953

On 12 February 1953, 232 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 228 daily.
Fayette set a daily record snowfall of 19.1 cm (7.5 in) on 12 February 1953.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

232 stations

232 station records on 12 February 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Island 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stony River Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sihota	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Utrecht (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tazewell 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yarima	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Loretto	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	310.0 cm (122.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dutton River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fullarton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sutherland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

232 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 12 February 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 12 February 1953 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 2, daily 228.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

196 broken records

Margins by which the 196 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 900.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1953

Top 20 records on 12 February 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1953	Fayette, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1953	Rock Island 2 NW, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1953	Cookeville, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1953	Stony River Dam, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1953	Valley of Lagoons, AU	all-time rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1953	Iguape, BR	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1953	Tobermory, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1953	Eaton, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1953	Windsorton (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1953	Greylingstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1953	Monticello, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1953	Carthage, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1953	Greenvale, AU	all-time rain	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	7 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1953	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	62 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1953	Duiwelskloof (Mun), ZA	daily rain	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1953	Gordon 6N, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1953	Mather 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1953	Sihota, ZA	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1953	Winkelman 6 S, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	55 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1953	Lichtentanne, DE	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	1 year	28 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1953. 1953 had 232 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	194
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1