Weather Records on 12 February 1993

728 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1993. Highest significance: Ness City, US.

Key Facts for 12 February 1993

On 12 February 1993, 728 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
208 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 712 daily.
Ness City set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 12 February 1993.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

728 stations

728 station records on 12 February 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Floraville Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lyman	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfather Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alder 17 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paxton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wondoola Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sisters	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gregory Downs Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palos Altos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kroonplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zamenkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mullen 21 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaycee	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kamilaroi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Fuerte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lincolnton 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

728 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 255, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 99.

Records on 12 February 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	99

Records on 12 February 1993 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 712.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

566 broken records

Margins by which the 566 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1993

Top 20 records on 12 February 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1993	Ness City, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1993	Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1993	Riverton, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1993	Raymond 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1993	Roodepoort (Mun), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1993	Partoun, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1993	Gaffney 6 E, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1993	Boulder, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1993	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1993	Vaalpan, ZA	daily rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1993	Uniontown, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1993	Leoti, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1993	Oberlin, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1993	Chickamauga 2 SW, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1993	Benkelman 1N, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1993	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1993	Wray, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1993	Atwood, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1993	Red Cloud, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1993	Callao, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1993. 1993 had 728 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 February 1993
Margin	Records
0 to 100	537
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1