Weather Records on 12 February 1991

636 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1991. Highest significance: Oudemirdum, NL.

Key Facts for 12 February 1991

On 12 February 1991, 636 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
297 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 593 daily.
Oudemirdum set a monthly record snow depth of 15.0 cm (5.9 in) on 12 February 1991.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

636 stations

636 station records on 12 February 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oudemirdum	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.1 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brindisi	Italy	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jajome Alto	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lerida	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tavira	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wattisham	United Kingdom	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Changde	China	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bangkok Metropolis	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arivaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kornwerderzand	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Banamichi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Imuris (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kreileroord	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Medemblik	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guayabal	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cacapava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Timburi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caiua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zhijiang	China	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Den Burg	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiel	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cacaloapan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amealco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-49.3 C (-56.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rostock-Warnemunde	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coolullah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Juzhno-Suhokumsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whittier	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Durkheim	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Schagen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jales	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jaina	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Cocksdorps	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tazovskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-44.0 C (-47.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

636 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 125.

Records on 12 February 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	125

Records on 12 February 1991 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 27, daily 593.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

420 broken records

Margins by which the 420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1991

Top 20 records on 12 February 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1991	Oudemirdum, NL	monthly snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1991	Sao Paulo, BR	daily rain	91.1 mm (3.6 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1991	Brindisi, IT	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1991	Jajome Alto, PR	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1991	Maxwelton Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1991	Lerida, AU	daily rain	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1991	Tavira, PT	daily rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1991	Wattisham, GB	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1991	Changde, CN	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1991	Bangkok Metropolis, TH	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1991	Arivaca, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1991	Albion, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1991	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low max	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	117 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1991	Kornwerderzand, NL	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1991	Banamichi, MX	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1991	Imuris (Smn), MX	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1991	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1991	Kreileroord, NL	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1991	Magueyes Is, PR	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1991	Medemblik, NL	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	35 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1991. 1991 had 636 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	376
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1