Weather Records on 12 February 1965

946 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1965. Highest significance: Beatrice, US.

Key Facts for 12 February 1965

On 12 February 1965, 946 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 916 daily.
Beatrice set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 12 February 1965.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

946 stations

946 station records on 12 February 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beatrice	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Faribault	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dumont	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Junction City	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Fernbank	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Agronomy Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

946 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 297, Heaviest daily snowfall 155, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 12 February 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	297
Heaviest daily snowfall	155
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 12 February 1965 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 27, daily 916.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

787 broken records

Margins by which the 787 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1965

Top 20 records on 12 February 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1965	Beatrice, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1965	Faribault, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1965	Merrill, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1965	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1965	Antigo, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1965	Estherville 4E, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1965	Iowa Falls, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	68 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1965	Whitefish Pt, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1965	Phelps, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1965	Denison, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1965	Kapuskasing Cda, CA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1965	Kapuskasing Cda, CA	daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	18.7 cm (7.4 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1965	Fairmont, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1965	Farmington 3NW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1965	Grand Meadow, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1965	Ft Dodge 5NNW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1965	Fairmont, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1965	Ladysmith 3W, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1965	Ishpeming, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1965	Winnebago, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 years	52 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1965. 1965 had 946 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	680
50 to 100	52
100 to 150	28
150 to 200	17
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1