Weather Records on 12 February 1982

905 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1982. Highest significance: Flora 5 NW, US.

Key Facts for 12 February 1982

On 12 February 1982, 905 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
189 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 858 daily.
Flora 5 NW set a daily record snow depth of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 12 February 1982.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

905 stations

905 station records on 12 February 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Eldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tuscola	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Scott City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aileron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Park	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Honaunau 27	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Wells 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Bluff Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Machiques-Granja M.A.C.	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cook STN	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Renfrow 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yuendumu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Enderby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yellville 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Central Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

905 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 225, Deepest snow cover 264.

Records on 12 February 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	225
Deepest snow cover	264

Records on 12 February 1982 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 37, daily 858.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

731 broken records

Margins by which the 731 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1982

Top 20 records on 12 February 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1982	Flora 5 NW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1982	Eldon, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	87 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1982	Tuscola, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1982	Scott City, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1982	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1982	Jerome 2 S, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1982	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1982	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1982	Pocahontas 1, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1982	Wilsonville, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1982	Aileron, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1982	Gravette, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1982	Healy, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1982	Healy, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1982	Sparta 1 W, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1982	Chester, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1982	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1982	Valley Park, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1982	Chacon, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1982	Webbers Falls 5 WSW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	47 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1982. 1982 had 905 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 February 1982
Margin	Records
0 to 100	651
100 to 200	58
200 to 300	16
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	1