Weather Records on 12 February 2001

859 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 2001. Highest significance: Liepaja, LV.

Key Facts for 12 February 2001

On 12 February 2001, 859 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
324 were record highs and 209 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 828 daily.
Liepaja set a monthly record daily precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 12 February 2001.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

859 stations

859 station records on 12 February 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Liepaja	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ukiah 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.4 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Valley - Carvers	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Diablo Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McArthur River Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Groveland Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deep Springs College	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rathbun Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Larrimah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Benghazi Benina	Libya	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Terpenij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.6 C (-19.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.5 C (-30.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Viesca (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Diablo Junction	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brothers	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wedgefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canby 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Imlay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Black Mtn 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Misurata	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Valerio Trujano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kota Kinabalu Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arrowhead	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sisters	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Lake	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heart Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Skwentna	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Viesca (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Blas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nogliki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.5 C (-12.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.1 C (-9.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Culver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

859 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 144, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 70.

Records on 12 February 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	144
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	70

Records on 12 February 2001 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 24, daily 828.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

669 broken records

Margins by which the 669 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 2001

Top 20 records on 12 February 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 2001	Liepaja, LV	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2001	Ukiah 4 WSW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2001	Daly Waters, AU	monthly rain	128.4 mm (5.1 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	113 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2001	Smoky Valley - Carvers, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2001	Mt Diablo Junction, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2001	McArthur River Mine, AU	daily rain	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2001	Groveland Rs, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2001	Kulani Camp 79, US	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2001	Leo 6 SW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2001	Little Falls 2NNE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2001	Daly Waters AWS, AU	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2001	Deep Springs College, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2001	Rathbun Dam, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2001	Larrimah, AU	daily rain	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2001	Superior, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2001	Sonnblick, AT	daily high max	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	101 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2001	Benghazi Benina, LY	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2001	Prachuap Khiri Khan, TH	daily high max	36.0 C (96.8 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2001	Independence, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	105 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2001	Lakeview, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2001. 2001 had 859 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 50	618
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1