Weather Records on 13 February 1972

394 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 1972. Highest significance: Red Lodge, US.

Key Facts for 13 February 1972

On 13 February 1972, 394 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 379 daily.
Red Lodge set a daily record snow depth of 104.1 cm (41.0 in) on 13 February 1972.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

394 stations

394 station records on 13 February 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Luray 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record snow depth	381.0 cm (150.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	285.8 mm (11.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broadwater Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Desterro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uaua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
East Brady	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montebello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sento SE	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalow Motel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeirao Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vienna	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pouso Redondo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maracaja	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lomba Alta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	443.5 mm (17.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bremo Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rockfish	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Numinbah State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Itatira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

394 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 13 February 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 13 February 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 379.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

339 broken records

Margins by which the 339 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1803.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 February 1972

Top 20 records on 13 February 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 1972	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1972	Poset, RU	monthly rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1972	Luray 5 E, US	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1972	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1972	Numinbah, AU	daily rain	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1972	Condong Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1972	Bombala (Cambalong), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1972	Summit, US	daily snow depth	381.0 cm (150.0 in)	180.3 cm (71.0 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1972	Tomewin (Border Gate), AU	daily rain	285.8 mm (11.3 in)	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1972	Lockport 2SE, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1972	Broadwater Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1972	Desterro, BR	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1972	Uaua, BR	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1972	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1972	Nimbin Post Office, AU	daily rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1972	Staunton Wtp, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1972	Napier Downs, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1972	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1972	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	daily rain	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1972	Princesa Isabel, BR	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1972. 1972 had 394 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 250	337
250 to 500	0
500 to 750	1
750 to 1000	0
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	0
1500 to 1750	0
1750 to 2000	1