Weather Records on 12 February 2003

613 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 2003. Highest significance: Tezpur, IN.

Key Facts for 12 February 2003

On 12 February 2003, 613 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
335 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 580 daily.
Tezpur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 52.3 mm (2.1 in) on 12 February 2003.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

613 stations

613 station records on 12 February 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Storsteinnes I Balsfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
El Carrizo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palmdale AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Poza Honda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chania	Greece	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deepbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Young River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zapata 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Torrance AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalie Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Erinair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Vicente	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pt Mugu Nf	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lort River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Monica Pier	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw Markland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
China Lake Naf	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Wilson Cbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.1 mm (7.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trona	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boquilla Santa Rosa de la Mis	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Venados	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnyj Chikoj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Conjuboy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chapala	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cadege	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
W Allis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poway Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Finca Ocotlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Los Rodriguez	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de Alejandria	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Rosario	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Snow Creek Upper	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland Hills Pierce College	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

613 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 158, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 12 February 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	158
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 12 February 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 31, daily 580.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

460 broken records

Margins by which the 460 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 2003

Top 20 records on 12 February 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 2003	Tezpur, IN	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2003	Storsteinnes I Balsfjord, NO	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2003	El Carrizo, MX	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2003	Lebec, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2003	Palmdale AP, US	all-time rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2003	La Poza Honda, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2003	Pomona/Fairplex, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2003	Chania, GR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2003	Maryvale Station, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2003	Deepbank, AU	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2003	Palmdale, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2003	Jackson 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2003	Sandberg, US	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2003	Kane 1NNE, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2003	Young River, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2003	Allegan 5NE, US	monthly snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2003	Central Michigan UNIV, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2003	Zapata 1 S, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2003	Estacada 2 SE, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	79 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2003	Marathon, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 years	37 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2003. 2003 had 613 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	442
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1