Weather Records on 12 February 1969

554 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1969. Highest significance: Nikolaev, UA.

Key Facts for 12 February 1969

On 12 February 1969, 554 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 519 daily.
Nikolaev set a monthly record daily precipitation of 35.0 mm (1.4 in) on 12 February 1969.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

554 stations

554 station records on 12 February 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Zolotonosha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Imeny_T.G.Shevchenko	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Crawford Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bastanka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lajedinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nkhota Kota	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Voznesensk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Monteiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salto Do Itarare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record snow depth	118.0 cm (46.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Itabaianinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low maximum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville (Weeroona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Porto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Piata (Anchieta)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tamdy	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.7 C (-37.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salgadalia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Louisa Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mogoca	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-48.7 C (-55.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Los Banos	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fife Lake 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tamdy	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maracas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cacule	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

554 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 62.

Records on 12 February 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	62

Records on 12 February 1969 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 32, daily 519.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

499 broken records

Margins by which the 499 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 864.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1969

Top 20 records on 12 February 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1969	Nikolaev, UA	monthly rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	76 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1969	Zolotonosha, UA	monthly rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1969	Imeny_T.G.Shevchenko, UA	monthly rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1969	Crawford Bay, CA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1969	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1969	Queimadas, BR	daily rain	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1969	Bastanka, UA	monthly rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	10 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1969	Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro, AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1969	Lajedinho, BR	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	125.9 mm (5.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1969	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1969	Nkhota Kota, MW	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1969	Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd), AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1969	Grand Meadow, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	68.5 cm (27.0 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1969	Beaverlodge Cda, CA	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1969	Voznesensk, UA	monthly rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1969	Acude Monteiro, BR	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1969	Tbilisi, GE	monthly low min	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1969	Lisbon, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1969	Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1969	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	75 years	41 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1969. 1969 had 554 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 200	485
200 to 400	10
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	2
800 to 1000	1