Weather Records on 12 February 1987

660 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1987. Highest significance: Bai'tyk, KG.

Key Facts for 12 February 1987

On 12 February 1987, 660 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
395 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 648 daily.
Bai'tyk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.2 mm (1.3 in) on 12 February 1987.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

660 stations

660 station records on 12 February 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bai'tyk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jayuya	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mequatlingsnek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Issik	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Excelsior (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brandfort (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Idomia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Schootefountain	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morovis 1 N	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ust'-Gorel'nik	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bol'soe-Almaatinskoe-Ozero	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madera	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tracy Pumping Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houmoed	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blackleaf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goominglah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kareehoek"Kareefontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lednik Phedchenko (Im. Gorbuno	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ak-Terk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jequitinhonha (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ana Dias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tremonton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shimizu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Broadus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grenora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

660 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 231, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 12 February 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	231
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 12 February 1987 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 648.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

515 broken records

Margins by which the 515 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1987

Top 20 records on 12 February 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1987	Bai'tyk, KG	monthly rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1987	Genoa, IT	daily rain	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1987	Berkeley, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1987	Jayuya, PR	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1987	Liveringa Upper, AU	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1987	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1987	Stockton Fire STN 4, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1987	Issik, KZ	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1987	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1987	Lake Margaret Dam, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1987	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1987	Corozal Substn, PR	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1987	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1987	Palmyra, ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1987	Ushibuka, JP	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1987	Plaisance (Mauritiu, MU	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1987	Idomia, ZA	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1987	Renison Bell, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1987	Schootefountain, ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1987	Morovis 1 N, PR	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	36 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1987. 1987 had 660 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 25	486
25 to 50	13
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1