Weather Records on 13 February 1996

1,123 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 1996. Highest significance: Zwartrandjes, ZA.

Key Facts for 13 February 1996

On 13 February 1996, 1,123 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
702 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,084 daily.
Zwartrandjes set an all-time record daily precipitation of 275.0 mm (10.8 in) on 13 February 1996.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

1,123 stations

1,123 station records on 13 February 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	275.0 mm (10.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hex Krantz	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.5 mm (4.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oliphantspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tokmak	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Geluk (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Catucaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	149.5 mm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Welbekend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgeboom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	165.5 mm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Picinguaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	359.4 mm (14.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kareepoort (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Fojo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Strehla	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
King Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	145.6 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Represa Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	198.5 mm (7.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tweeling (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrix	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woudzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandfontein (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waaihoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-New Cemetry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waterkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minnesota City Dam 5	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alphen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mamogaleskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ubatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	209.5 mm (8.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Qingdao	China	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amsterdam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hornisgrinde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shasta Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,123 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 440, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 262, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 13 February 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	440
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	262
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 13 February 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 36, daily 1,084.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

922 broken records

Margins by which the 922 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

13 February 1996

Top 20 records on 13 February 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 1996	Zwartrandjes, ZA	all-time rain	275.0 mm (10.8 in)	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	0 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1996	Hex Krantz, ZA	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1996	Newark, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 February 1996	Jhb-Norwood, ZA	daily rain	120.5 mm (4.7 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1996	Oliphantspoort, ZA	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1996	Tokmak, KG	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1996	Geluk (Irr), ZA	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1996	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1996	Jhb-Turffontein, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1996	Catucaba, BR	daily rain	149.5 mm (5.9 in)	106.1 mm (4.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1996	Nome AP, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1996	Welbekend, ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1996	Wilgeboom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	165.5 mm (6.5 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1996	Picinguaba, BR	all-time rain	359.4 mm (14.1 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1996	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1996	Usina Do Fojo, BR	daily rain	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1996	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1996	King Junction, AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1996	Usina Itatinga, BR	daily rain	145.6 mm (5.7 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1996	Represa Itatinga, BR	daily rain	198.5 mm (7.8 in)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	48 years	42 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 1,123 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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 50	903
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1