Weather Records on 12 February 2006

848 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 2006. Highest significance: Muralgarra, AU.

Key Facts for 12 February 2006

On 12 February 2006, 848 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
208 were record highs and 263 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 792 daily.
Muralgarra set a daily record precipitation of 74.6 mm (2.9 in) on 12 February 2006.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

848 stations

848 station records on 12 February 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muralgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Garissa	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cernuska	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kassala	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kuantan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
En Nahud	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelirrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
East Kondut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tammin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bechtelsville 1ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.8 cm (18.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.2 cm (24.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beltsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Natl Arboretum Dc	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	59.2 cm (23.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
York Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford-Bradley Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.6 cm (21.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quelimane	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.8 cm (19.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norristown	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Campeche (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Xantippe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cranford	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.7 cm (18.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ny Ave V Brooklyn	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oconaluftee	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

848 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 132, Deepest snow cover 71.

Records on 12 February 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	132
Deepest snow cover	71

Records on 12 February 2006 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 42, daily 792.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

674 broken records

Margins by which the 674 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 2006

Top 20 records on 12 February 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 2006	Muralgarra, AU	daily rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2006	Garissa, KE	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2006	Elizabeth, US	daily snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	96 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2006	Cernuska, RU	monthly rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	27 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2006	Marshall, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	106 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2006	Gatlinburg 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2006	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2006	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2006	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2006	Kassala, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2006	Kuantan, MY	daily rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2006	En Nahud, SD	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2006	Wertsville 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2006	Yeelirrie, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2006	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2006	Kingsport, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2006	East Kondut, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2006	Tammin, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2006	Bechtelsville 1ENE, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2006	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	47.8 cm (18.8 in)	24.7 cm (9.7 in)	31 years	52 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2006. 2006 had 848 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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Data for records on 2006-02-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	571
50 to 100	54
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	19
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1