Weather Records on 12 February 2008

924 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 2008. Highest significance: St Lawrence Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 12 February 2008

On 12 February 2008, 924 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
270 were record highs and 189 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 898 daily.
St Lawrence Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 213.2 mm (8.4 in) on 12 February 2008.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

924 stations

924 station records on 12 February 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.2 mm (8.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tecuantepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	323.0 mm (12.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.6 mm (7.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuk	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cuetzalan del Progreso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cardowan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jopala (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.6 mm (6.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Belgamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.4 mm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.8 mm (6.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chapuluacanito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bunker 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kelsey Creek Dittmer Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burcher Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orkabie West Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Martin Chalchicuautla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hecate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.0 mm (9.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thornleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Radar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malden Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carfax	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bruslee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pickstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tancuilin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	149.9 cm (59.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

924 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 130, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 304, Heaviest daily snowfall 100, Deepest snow cover 61.

Records on 12 February 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	130
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	304
Heaviest daily snowfall	100
Deepest snow cover	61

Records on 12 February 2008 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 898.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

766 broken records

Margins by which the 766 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 2008

Top 20 records on 12 February 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 2008	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	213.2 mm (8.4 in)	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	119 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 February 2008	Danevang 1 W, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	100 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2008	Tecuantepec (Cfe), MX	monthly rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2008	Woodhouse, AU	daily rain	323.0 mm (12.7 in)	224.4 mm (8.8 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2008	Collinsville Post Office, AU	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2008	Vinton, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2008	Lansdowne Station, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2008	Flemingsburg 2 N, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2008	Balmoral Station, AU	daily rain	201.6 mm (7.9 in)	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2008	Mingela Post Office, AU	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2008	Nuuk, GL	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2008	Cuetzalan del Progreso, MX	monthly rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2008	Cardowan, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2008	Tangambalanga NE Dairy, AU	all-time rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2008	Jopala (Cfe), MX	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2008	Harrison, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2008	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	157.6 mm (6.2 in)	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2008	Belgamba, AU	daily rain	190.4 mm (7.5 in)	139.1 mm (5.5 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2008	Roma Peak, AU	daily rain	167.8 mm (6.6 in)	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2008	Chapuluacanito, MX	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2008. 2008 had 924 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 100	730
100 to 200	25
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	1