Weather Records on 12 February 1955

1,099 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1955. Highest significance: Merrigum, AU.

Key Facts for 12 February 1955

On 12 February 1955, 1,099 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 556 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,074 daily.
Merrigum set a daily record precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 12 February 1955.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,099 stations

1,099 station records on 12 February 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Merrigum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Silverton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Garrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dingee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huonville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mologa Fine View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Fairy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Worlds End)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bergzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Argoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Serowe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goolgumbla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Luzia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Campbells Forest (Yarraberb)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bochum-1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Topar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merton Weir Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Culpaulin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mulculca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kialla East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Copley (Yankaninna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Netley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Umberumberka Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Henryville Sf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala (Tarramia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Nelson Lighthouse Compari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,099 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 264, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 292, Heaviest daily rainfall 430, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 12 February 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	264
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	292
Heaviest daily rainfall	430
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 12 February 1955 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 22, daily 1,074.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

961 broken records

Margins by which the 961 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1955

Top 20 records on 12 February 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1955	Merrigum, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1955	Portland, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1955	Silverton Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1955	Tsumeb - Pol, NA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1955	Booleroo (Wimont), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1955	Urana Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1955	Glen Garrie, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1955	Gnalta, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1955	Dingee, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1955	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1955	Holland Wtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1955	Huonville, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1955	Mahalapye, BW	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1955	Jerilderie Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1955	Mologa Fine View, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1955	Port Fairy Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1955	Burra (Worlds End), AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1955	Sao Joao Do Cariri, BR	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1955	Villa Nora (Pol), ZA	daily rain	101.5 mm (4.0 in)	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1955	Bergzicht, ZA	monthly rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	46 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1955. 1955 had 1,099 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 20	862
20 to 40	56
40 to 60	24
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	7
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1