Weather Records on 12 February 1961

683 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1961. Highest significance: Koordarrie, AU.

Key Facts for 12 February 1961

On 12 February 1961, 683 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
400 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 657 daily.
Koordarrie set an all-time record daily precipitation of 317.5 mm (12.5 in) on 12 February 1961.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

683 stations

683 station records on 12 February 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Koordarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	317.5 mm (12.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	274.1 mm (10.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Great Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Uaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
The Pas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dairy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Av-A-Rest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Piedmont	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dinninup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoille Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kooline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Towera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Exmouth Gulf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mardathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pocinhos (Joffily)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Rafael	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mahasamund	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flin Flon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Juliana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ebensburg	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgway	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Luiz Do Curu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Landor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

683 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 243, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 12 February 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	243
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 12 February 1961 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 657.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

556 broken records

Margins by which the 556 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1961

Top 20 records on 12 February 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1961	Koordarrie, AU	all-time rain	317.5 mm (12.5 in)	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	16 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1961	Onslow, AU	monthly rain	274.1 mm (10.8 in)	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	12 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1961	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1961	Great Falls, CA	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1961	Great Falls, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1961	Uaroo, AU	monthly rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1961	The Pas, CA	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1961	Purcellville, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1961	Dairy Creek, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1961	Wardensville R M Farm, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1961	Av-A-Rest, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1961	Belvidere, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1961	Lancaster 2 NE Pump St, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1961	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1961	Uloa, ZA	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1961	Culpeper, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1961	Piedmont, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1961	Barkestad, NO	monthly rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1961	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1961	Riverton, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 683 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 100	523
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1