Weather Records on 12 February 1974

520 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1974. Highest significance: Taipu, BR.

Key Facts for 12 February 1974

On 12 February 1974, 520 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
340 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 485 daily.
Taipu set a monthly record daily precipitation of 112.4 mm (4.4 in) on 12 February 1974.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

520 stations

520 station records on 12 February 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Prinshof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carnaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pilger	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Negra Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cadillac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Solon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record snow depth	168.0 cm (66.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gammelkroppa	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rabbit Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

520 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 212, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 12 February 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	212
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 12 February 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 485.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

447 broken records

Margins by which the 447 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1974

Top 20 records on 12 February 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1974	Taipu, BR	monthly rain	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1974	Prinshof, ZA	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1974	Putbus, DE	monthly high min	7.6 C (45.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1974	Dos Bocas, PR	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1974	Kristianstad, SE	monthly high min	6.6 C (43.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1974	Carnaubas, BR	monthly rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1974	Pilger, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1974	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	7.3 C (45.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	110 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1974	Vryburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1974	Serra Negra Do Norte, BR	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1974	Visby_Flygplats, SE	monthly high min	5.8 C (42.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1974	Valemount, CA	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1974	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily high max	13.7 C (56.7 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1974	Potsdam, DE	daily high min	8.6 C (47.5 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1974	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily high max	9.7 C (49.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1974	Vanersborg, SE	daily high max	8.7 C (47.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1974	Muenster, DE	daily high max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1974	Gorlitz, DE	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	79 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1974	Husum, DE	daily high max	11.3 C (52.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1974	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	74 years	31 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1974. 1974 had 520 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 20	430
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2