Weather Records on 12 February 1989

511 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1989. Highest significance: Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP, US.

Key Facts for 12 February 1989

On 12 February 1989, 511 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 495 daily.
Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP set an all-time record daily precipitation of 229.4 mm (9.0 in) on 12 February 1989.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

511 stations

511 station records on 12 February 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	229.4 mm (9.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Doringkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiwal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kalaupapa 563	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paardefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Itaquaquecetuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Branca (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santo Angelo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.5 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Klimpfjall	Sweden	Record snow depth	205.0 cm (80.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	166.0 cm (65.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Abisko	Sweden	Record snow depth	114.0 cm (44.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mojave	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taquari-Vai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Altenbern	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Varzea da Palma	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Laranjal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anhembi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norvalspont (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coalville	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manzini/Matsapa Air	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

511 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 12 February 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 12 February 1989 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 10, daily 495.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

427 broken records

Margins by which the 427 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 730.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1989

Top 20 records on 12 February 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1989	Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP, US	all-time rain	229.4 mm (9.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	75 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1989	Tafelberg Hall, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1989	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1989	Doringkuil, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1989	Ponce 4 E, PR	all-time low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1989	Rooiwal, ZA	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1989	Kalaupapa 563, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1989	Paardefontein, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1989	Moroni, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1989	Summit, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1989	Fallon Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1989	Itaquaquecetuba, BR	daily rain	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1989	Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1989	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1989	Palisade, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1989	Santa Branca (Pcd), BR	all-time rain	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1989	Black Rock, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	86 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1989	Fazenda Santo Angelo, BR	daily rain	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1989	Hartford Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1989	Vale, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	41 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1989. 1989 had 511 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	407
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1