Weather Records on 12 February 2011

959 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 2011. Highest significance: Eradu, AU.

Key Facts for 12 February 2011

On 12 February 2011, 959 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 336 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 940 daily.
Eradu set a daily record precipitation of 53.4 mm (2.1 in) on 12 February 2011.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

959 stations

959 station records on 12 February 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eradu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Nungarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Westonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Zamboanga	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gravette	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Drake Fld	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milly Milly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ralston	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waihee Vly 482	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrangobilly Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmouth Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warramboo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Butler 4W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winderie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Mullaquana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coolangatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miri	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mitta Mitta Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morrilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yampa	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Locke 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Matfield Green	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walters	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pindawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart 9 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toulon	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mound Valley 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

959 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 143, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 193, Heaviest daily rainfall 249, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 186.

Records on 12 February 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	143
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	193
Heaviest daily rainfall	249
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	186

Records on 12 February 2011 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 940.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

744 broken records

Margins by which the 744 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 2011

Top 20 records on 12 February 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 2011	Eradu, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2011	Oswego 1 N, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	92 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2011	Nungarin, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2011	Westonia, AU	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2011	Iola 1 W, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2011	Zamboanga, PH	monthly rain	191.8 mm (7.6 in)	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	30 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2011	Gravette, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	105 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2011	Metapa de Dominguez, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2011	Miami, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2011	Spavinaw, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2011	Fayetteville Drake Fld, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2011	Carey Downs, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2011	Milly Milly, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2011	Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	114 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2011	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2011	Ralston, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2011	Waihee Vly 482, US	daily rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2011	Yarrangobilly Caves, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2011	Canna, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2011	Dartmouth Reservoir, AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	50 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2011. 2011 had 959 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2011-02-12: 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	634
50 to 100	54
100 to 150	29
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	10
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2