Weather Records on 12 February 1954

581 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1954. Highest significance: Kilmorey, AU.

Key Facts for 12 February 1954

On 12 February 1954, 581 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
209 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 566 daily.
Kilmorey set an all-time record daily precipitation of 154.9 mm (6.1 in) on 12 February 1954.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

581 stations

581 station records on 12 February 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kilmorey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Metaline Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quilimane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Likatlong	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Interst Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Geham State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oxley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maun	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
China Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mochudi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

581 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 247, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 12 February 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 12 February 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 566.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

503 broken records

Margins by which the 503 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 267.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1954

Top 20 records on 12 February 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1954	Kilmorey, AU	all-time rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1954	Lowood Don St, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1954	Parys (Mun), ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1954	Lillooet, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1954	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1954	Porthill, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1954	Forest Hill, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1954	Burenda, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1954	McBride 4SE, CA	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1954	McBride 4SE, CA	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1954	Metaline Falls, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1954	Rolleston, AU	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1954	Marburg - Warrego Highway, AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1954	Tarome, AU	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1954	Coleman, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1954	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1954	Albany 1 N, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1954	Crows Nest, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1954	Goombungee Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1954	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	41 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1954. 1954 had 581 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	468
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1