Weather Records on 12 February 1988

1,278 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1988. Highest significance: Mount Surprise Township, AU.

Key Facts for 12 February 1988

On 12 February 1988, 1,278 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
251 were record highs and 383 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,236 daily.
Mount Surprise Township set a daily record precipitation of 117.0 mm (4.6 in) on 12 February 1988.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,278 stations

1,278 station records on 12 February 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dearborn	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aldeia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jesus Do Galho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Albany	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waterbury 2 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monroeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galiwinku	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.8 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schweizer-Reneke (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gest Lock 3	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport Lock 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart 9 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,278 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 146, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 237, Heaviest daily rainfall 298, Heaviest daily snowfall 249, Deepest snow cover 97.

Records on 12 February 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	146
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	237
Heaviest daily rainfall	298
Heaviest daily snowfall	249
Deepest snow cover	97

Records on 12 February 1988 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 38, daily 1,236.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,050 broken records

Margins by which the 1,050 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 440.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1988

Top 20 records on 12 February 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1988	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1988	Brookville, US	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1988	Kingston, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1988	Cambridge Water Trmt P, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	94 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1988	Clarksdale, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	94 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1988	Sandusky, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1988	Corinth 5 WSW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1988	Miranda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1988	Plain Dealing, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	94 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1988	Dresden, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1988	Stuttgart, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1988	Salem, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1988	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1988	Centennial 1NE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1988	Millington 1 SE, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1988	Dearborn, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1988	Aldeia, BR	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1988	New Bedford Coop, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1988	Matamoras, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1988	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	101 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1988. 1988 had 1,278 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	1,007
100 to 200	36
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1