Weather Records on 12 February 1996

1,110 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1996. Highest significance: The Towers, ZA.

Key Facts for 12 February 1996

On 12 February 1996, 1,110 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
530 were record highs and 217 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 1,058 daily.
The Towers set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 12 February 1996.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,110 stations

1,110 station records on 12 February 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Warroad	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Legkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Botataboomen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	145.6 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rocco	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Ipiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joaquim da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mongagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caraguatatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blythe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minnesota City Dam 5	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santa Cecilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Loskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Viljoenskroon (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Pass	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hacker Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chemult	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palm Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nylsvley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-28.6 C (-19.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley Res.Station	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Artemis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria da Serra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	124.8 mm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Homburg/Saar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chapantongo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Die Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ennis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ouro Leve	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hotan	China	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,110 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 318, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 330, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 12 February 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	318
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	330
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 12 February 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 49, daily 1,058.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

925 broken records

Margins by which the 925 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1996

Top 20 records on 12 February 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1996	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1996	Black Spur, AU	daily rain	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1996	Warroad, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1996	Legkraal, ZA	monthly rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1996	Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus, DE	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1996	Botataboomen, ZA	daily rain	145.6 mm (5.7 in)	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1996	Seward AP, US	all-time snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1996	Devon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1996	Rocco, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1996	Fazenda Ipiranga, BR	daily rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1996	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1996	Independence, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1996	Mount Barker, AU	daily high min	22.6 C (72.7 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1996	Sao Joaquim da Barra, BR	daily rain	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1996	Mongagua, BR	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1996	Lancaster, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1996	Caraguatatuba, BR	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1996	Nicosia, CY	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1996	Blythe, US	monthly high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1996	Sunnyside - Lund 31S, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1996. 1996 had 1,110 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	910
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1