Weather Records on 12 February 1981

1,655 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1981. Highest significance: Darlington Point (Tubbo), AU.

Key Facts for 12 February 1981

On 12 February 1981, 1,655 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
244 were record highs and 947 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,611 daily.
Darlington Point (Tubbo) set a daily record precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 12 February 1981.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

1,655 stations

1,655 station records on 12 February 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Whitton (Conapaira St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orofino	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bulls Brg Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tirana	Albania	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ariah Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	162.0 cm (63.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Long Pond Pocono Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orofino	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shepaug Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu(Mill)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Round Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Searsburg STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kihei 311	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leeton Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dease Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,655 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 192, Lowest daily maximum 335, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 612, Heaviest daily rainfall 350, Heaviest daily snowfall 82, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 12 February 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	192
Lowest daily maximum	335
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	612
Heaviest daily rainfall	350
Heaviest daily snowfall	82
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 12 February 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 42, daily 1,611.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,434 broken records

Margins by which the 1,434 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1981

Top 20 records on 12 February 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1981	Darlington Point (Tubbo), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	90 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1981	Grong Grong (Berembed), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	90 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1981	Amatikulu, ZA	daily rain	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1981	Jackson, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1981	Murcia/Alcantarilla, ES	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1981	Vernon, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1981	Heron 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1981	Pinkham Notch, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1981	Wilkes Barre, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1981	Whitton (Conapaira St), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1981	Pichucalco (Smn), MX	daily rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1981	Orofino, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1981	Gilman, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1981	Nymagee (Kenmure Station), AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1981	Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St), AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1981	Saint Maries, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1981	Landsburg, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1981	Port Hastings, CA	daily high max	13.0 C (55.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1981	Gingindlovu, ZA	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1981	Bulls Brg Dam, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	45 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1981. 1981 had 1,655 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	1,394
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2