Weather Records on 12 February 1990

1,042 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1990. Highest significance: Bordeaux-Merignac, FR.

Key Facts for 12 February 1990

On 12 February 1990, 1,042 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
643 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,014 daily.
Bordeaux-Merignac set an all-time record daily precipitation of 81.7 mm (3.2 in) on 12 February 1990.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,042 stations

1,042 station records on 12 February 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ado-Tymovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St-Girons	France	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Espoey	France	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarbes - Ossun	France	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chiang Mai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tveitsund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen 20NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Lourenco Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tovdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ibitu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wolhaarkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Passo Do Mendonca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smythe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Lean	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Regulator	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chaska	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Packwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Divisa de Anitapolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milner	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lamoni	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,042 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 371, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 272, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 12 February 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	371
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	272
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 12 February 1990 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 1,014.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

895 broken records

Margins by which the 895 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 163.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1990

Top 20 records on 12 February 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1990	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	all-time rain	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	73 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1990	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1990	Ado-Tymovo, RU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1990	Biskra, DZ	daily high max	27.4 C (81.3 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1990	St-Girons, FR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1990	Sheridan AP, US	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1990	Groongal (Gundaline), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1990	Dalatangi, IS	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1990	Newton, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1990	Kurnell (Caltex Oil Refinery), AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1990	Espoey, FR	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1990	Mornington, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1990	Tarbes - Ossun, FR	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1990	Wamsutter, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1990	Chiang Mai, TH	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1990	Pioche, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1990	Kaycee, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1990	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1990	Tobolsk, RU	daily high min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1990	Tveitsund, NO	monthly rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	39 years	40 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1990. 1990 had 1,042 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	841
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	10
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2