Weather Records on 12 February 1970

519 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1970. Highest significance: Barmah East, AU.

Key Facts for 12 February 1970

On 12 February 1970, 519 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
241 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 506 daily.
Barmah East set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 12 February 1970.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

519 stations

519 station records on 12 February 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barmah East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fernao Dias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.7 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Vista Redonda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Gurrabeal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarago (Willeroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pierces Creek Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cobram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Das Palmeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chakola (Umeralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belanglo State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Garca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich Township	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bungarby (Merambego)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bredbo (Bredbo Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Panguitch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.4 C (111.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tobermory	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kosch-Agach	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Akhty	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

519 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 12 February 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 12 February 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 506.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

442 broken records

Margins by which the 442 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1970

Top 20 records on 12 February 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1970	Barmah East, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1970	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1970	Fernao Dias, BR	daily rain	99.7 mm (3.9 in)	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1970	Fazenda Vista Redonda, BR	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1970	Cooma (Gurrabeal), AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1970	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1970	Nevada City, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1970	Tarago (Willeroo), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1970	Yerevan, AM	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	58 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1970	Downieville, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1970	Pierces Creek Forestry, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1970	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1970	Snowville, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1970	Cobram Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1970	Jhb-Norwood, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1970	Levan, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	68 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1970	Yarrawalla South, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1970	Geneseo, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	0.7 cm (0.3 in)	69 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1970	Yass (Linton Hostel), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1970	Santa Cruz Das Palmeiras, BR	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)

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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1970. 1970 had 519 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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Data for records on 1970-02-12: 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 20	423
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1