Weather Records on 12 February 1962

1,054 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1962. Highest significance: Aachen, DE.

Key Facts for 12 February 1962

On 12 February 1962, 1,054 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
665 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 147 monthly and 903 daily.
Aachen set a daily record precipitation of 37.2 mm (1.5 in) on 12 February 1962.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,054 stations

1,054 station records on 12 February 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Frammersbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Deuselbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	219.2 mm (8.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Schwalbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Melle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Twistetal-Muhlhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waldems-Reinborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stiege	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bramsche	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gottingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biedenkopf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsrus (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beckum-Unterberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morgan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uaua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Slangfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Simplicio Mendes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Witbankfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sunny Hills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	220.0 cm (86.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Remscheid-Lennep	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	200.0 cm (78.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Overdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,054 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 398, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 267, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 280, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 12 February 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	398
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	267
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	280
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 12 February 1962 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 147, daily 903.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

879 broken records

Margins by which the 879 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1962

Top 20 records on 12 February 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1962	Aachen, DE	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1962	Vouziers, FR	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1962	Schwerin, DE	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1962	Weilerswist-Lommersum, DE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1962	Frammersbach, DE	monthly rain	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1962	Geisenheim, DE	monthly rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1962	Deuselbach, DE	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1962	Muenster, DE	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1962	Roebuck Plains, AU	daily rain	219.2 mm (8.6 in)	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1962	Bad Schwalbach, DE	monthly rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1962	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1962	Melle, DE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1962	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1962	Lingen, DE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1962	Twistetal-Muhlhausen, DE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1962	Waldems-Reinborn, DE	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1962	Montcornet, FR	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1962	Stiege, DE	monthly rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1962	Bramsche, DE	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1962	Gottingen, DE	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	44 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 1,054 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	866
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1