Weather Records on 12 February 1966

532 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1966. Highest significance: Franklin 3 NW, US.

Key Facts for 12 February 1966

On 12 February 1966, 532 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
184 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 513 daily.
Franklin 3 NW set a daily record precipitation of 133.4 mm (5.3 in) on 12 February 1966.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

532 stations

532 station records on 12 February 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jane Lew	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buhta Providenja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reasi	India	Record daily precipitation	166.8 mm (6.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malung	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gingin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wannerie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	74.0 cm (29.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Junsele	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chamingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mamakuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dartnall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campi	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-39.2 C (-38.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Upton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rajgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-37.9 C (-36.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

532 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 12 February 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 12 February 1966 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 15, daily 513.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

458 broken records

Margins by which the 458 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 299.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1966

Top 20 records on 12 February 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1966	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1966	Ramanagar, IN	daily rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1966	Jonkoping, SE	all-time low max	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1966	Baton Rouge Metro AP, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1966	Fairbanks Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1966	Monticello 5 SE, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1966	Jane Lew, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1966	Buhta Providenja, RU	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1966	Crowley 2 NE, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1966	Lake Cle Elum, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1966	Cle Elum, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1966	Meda, AU	monthly rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1966	Reasi, IN	monthly rain	166.8 mm (6.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1966	McKinley Park, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	29.9 cm (11.8 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1966	Buchanan, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1966	Vanersborg, SE	all-time low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1966	Natchez, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1966	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1966	Malung, SE	all-time low min	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1966	Ashton 1N, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	38 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1966. 1966 had 532 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	434
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1