Weather Records on 8 February 2012

876 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 2012. Highest significance: Nabesna, US.

Key Facts for 8 February 2012

On 8 February 2012, 876 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 420 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 843 daily.
Nabesna set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 8 February 2012.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

876 stations

876 station records on 8 February 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nabesna	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Takada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Long Flat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chichester Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ny-Alesund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Derbent	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mulege	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ley Federal de Aguas 5	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Craig	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record low maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kolhorn	Netherlands	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Falcon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Magdalena	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stavropol (Amsg)	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St-Girons	France	Record low minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record low maximum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Rollands Plains (Greenac	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chassiron	France	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cienega de Negros	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record low maximum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cundancito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian/Fuenterrabia	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow/Amausi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Soyatitan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Derbent	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Avila	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woolomin (Culwulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

876 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 251, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 169, Heaviest daily rainfall 251, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 8 February 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	251
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	169
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 8 February 2012 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 26, daily 843.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

736 broken records

Margins by which the 736 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

8 February 2012

Top 20 records on 8 February 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 2012	Nabesna, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2012	Harlingen, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2012	Santa Rosalia (Dge), MX	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2012	Tonsina, US	daily snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2012	Makaweli 965, US	monthly low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2012	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2012	Takada, JP	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2012	Astrakan, RU	all-time low min	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2012	Tiree, GB	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2012	Port Isabel, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2012	Weslaco, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2012	Weipa Eastern Ave, AU	daily rain	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2012	Long Flat Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2012	Chichester Dam, AU	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2012	Ny-Alesund, NO	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2012	Derbent, RU	daily low max	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2012	Biskra, DZ	daily low min	1.5 C (34.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2012	Kislovodsk, RU	daily low min	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2012	Kendall Post Office, AU	daily rain	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2012	Budennovsk, RU	daily low min	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	84 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

1798 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2012. 2012 had 876 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-08 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1803	2
1822	1
1829	1
1838	1
1840	1
1846	1
1848	1
1854	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1863	2
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	4
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1889	3
1890	1
1893	1
1894	4
1895	14
1896	1
1898	1
1899	9
1900	9
1901	5
1902	3
1903	18
1904	8
1905	2
1906	9
1907	16
1908	36
1909	8
1910	16
1911	47
1912	67
1913	22
1914	25
1915	30
1916	16
1917	45
1918	44
1919	39
1920	43
1921	39
1922	60
1923	41
1924	147
1925	685
1926	205
1927	59
1928	263
1929	458
1930	181
1931	398
1932	526
1933	1,064
1934	418
1935	370
1936	717
1937	738
1938	575
1939	315
1940	235
1941	342
1942	224
1943	459
1944	500
1945	530
1946	239
1947	553
1948	417
1949	346
1950	500
1951	811
1952	198
1953	462
1954	1,111
1955	448
1956	584
1957	998
1958	323
1959	274
1960	551
1961	863
1962	448
1963	933
1964	305
1965	793
1966	1,116
1967	539
1968	229
1969	561
1970	342
1971	1,146
1972	348
1973	759
1974	560
1975	346
1976	771
1977	704
1978	1,331
1979	1,355
1980	1,345
1981	736
1982	808
1983	492
1984	630
1985	1,256
1986	819
1987	835
1988	837
1989	2,241
1990	2,042
1991	1,376
1992	833
1993	894
1994	2,056
1995	1,004
1996	1,697
1997	725
1998	1,148
1999	1,633
2000	786
2001	1,743
2002	863
2003	719
2004	692
2005	865
2006	614
2007	657
2008	797
2009	1,217
2010	1,023
2011	883
2012	876
2013	733
2014	1,125
2015	1,345
2016	777
2017	1,648
2018	851
2019	1,386
2020	597
2021	970
2022	273
2023	414
2024	1,347
2025	886
2026	912

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	728
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2