Weather Records on 12 February 1983

1,444 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1983. Highest significance: Somerville 4 NW, US.

Key Facts for 12 February 1983

On 12 February 1983, 1,444 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
415 were record highs and 187 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 51 were all-time records, 106 monthly and 1,287 daily.
Somerville 4 NW set a daily record snowfall of 51.6 cm (20.3 in) on 12 February 1983.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,444 stations

1,444 station records on 12 February 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	51.6 cm (20.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
College Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Claussville	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hanover	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Zoseni	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Framingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Myerstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hyndman	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.7 cm (17.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lehighton 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Palm 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	59.7 cm (23.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Split Rock Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Strausstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kearneysville	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.4 cm (17.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua 4 N Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pearisburg 4 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,444 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 236, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 351, Heaviest daily snowfall 278, Deepest snow cover 213.

Records on 12 February 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	236
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	351
Heaviest daily snowfall	278
Deepest snow cover	213

Records on 12 February 1983 by timescale: all-time 51, monthly 106, daily 1,287.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,253 broken records

Margins by which the 1,253 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 447.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1983

Top 20 records on 12 February 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1983	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	51.6 cm (20.3 in)	36.4 cm (14.3 in)	83 years	75 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1983	College Park, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	83 years	74 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1983	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1983	Claussville, US	all-time snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1983	Flemington 5 NNW, US	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1983	Bayard, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1983	Hanover, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1983	Hanover, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1983	Long Branch-Oakhurst, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1983	Newton, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	85 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1983	Tasiilaq, GL	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1983	Zoseni, LV	monthly rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1983	Milford 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1983	Pulaski 2 E, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1983	Framingham, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1983	Setauket Strong, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1983	Myerstown, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1983	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	83 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1983	Woodstock 2 NE, US	all-time snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1983	Falls Village, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	67 years	57 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1983. 1983 had 1,444 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 100	1,044
100 to 200	116
200 to 300	70
300 to 400	17
400 to 500	6