Weather Records on 12 February 1964

500 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1964. Highest significance: Juazeiro (Pcd), BR.

Key Facts for 12 February 1964

On 12 February 1964, 500 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 493 daily.
Juazeiro (Pcd) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 144.4 mm (5.7 in) on 12 February 1964.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

500 stations

500 station records on 12 February 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Juazeiro (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	144.4 mm (5.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Edith Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waddamana Field Study Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Petrolina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meander	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Judbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shannon Hec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rockbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moltema (Craythorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mole Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Wattle Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selbourne (Kirnbrae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Myrniong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blessington Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gisborne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lara Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Darra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Forest (Forton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
South Forest (Plummers Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Golden Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cradle Valley (Waldheim)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guildford Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balliang East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Werribee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

500 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 296, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 12 February 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	296
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 12 February 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 493.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

446 broken records

Margins by which the 446 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1964

Top 20 records on 12 February 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1964	Juazeiro (Pcd), BR	monthly rain	144.4 mm (5.7 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1964	Edith Creek, AU	monthly rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1964	Elaine (Larundel), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1964	Waddamana Field Study Centre, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1964	Petrolina, BR	monthly rain	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1964	Maquoketa, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1964	Anakie, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1964	Cressy Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1964	Meander, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1964	Sheffield, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1964	Judbury, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1964	Shannon Hec, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1964	Beloit, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1964	Rockbank, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1964	Moltema (Craythorne), AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1964	Durdidwarrah, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1964	Melton, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1964	Mole Creek, AU	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1964	Steppes (Old Post Office), AU	monthly rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1964	Meredith (Wattle Vale), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	42 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1964. 1964 had 500 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1964-02-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	415
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1