Weather Records on 10 February 2012

963 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 February 2012. Highest significance: Forrest State Forest, AU.

Key Facts for 10 February 2012

On 10 February 2012, 963 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 407 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 940 daily.
Forrest State Forest set a daily record precipitation of 100.1 mm (3.9 in) on 10 February 2012.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

963 stations

963 station records on 10 February 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 February 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Los Otates V	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tlahuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Basilio Badillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Patzcuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Guadalupe	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quirio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tanybryn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Las Fraguas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Comonfort	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Blanca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock (Miarb)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Larrimah	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Callejones	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Argovia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Antunez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Helena AP ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tuena (Wyoming)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Cubo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quirio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa 50 Aniversario	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atenco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Patzcuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wave Hill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Aragon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calacoaya	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goongerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Memana (Babel Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Los Razos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salamanca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Neutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valle de Santiago	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

963 records

Records set or tied on 10 February 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 279, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 128, Heaviest daily rainfall 341, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 10 February 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	279
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	128
Heaviest daily rainfall	341
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 10 February 2012 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 20, daily 940.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

801 broken records

Margins by which the 801 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 February 2012

Top 20 records on 10 February 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 February 2012	Forrest State Forest, AU	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 February 2012	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	73 of 100 (Major)
10 February 2012	Manuel Avila Camacho, MX	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	89 years	71 of 100 (Major)
10 February 2012	Los Otates V, MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2012	Daly Waters AWS, AU	daily low min	15.9 C (60.6 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2012	Tlahuac, MX	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2012	Big Timber, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	112 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2012	Presa Basilio Badillo, MX	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2012	Patzcuaro, MX	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2012	Madrid, MX	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2012	Minatitlan, MX	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2012	Presa Guadalupe, MX	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2012	Apatzingan (Smn), MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2012	The Rock Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2012	Quirio, MX	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2012	Tanybryn, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2012	Atlatlahuacan, MX	monthly low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2012	Tonsina, US	daily snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2012	Las Fraguas, MX	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2012	Comonfort, MX	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	41 years	45 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 963 records.

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

Records on 02-10 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1803	2
1829	1
1845	1
1853	1
1856	2
1857	1
1858	1
1862	3
1864	1
1865	1
1869	3
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	4
1876	1
1878	1
1879	3
1881	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	6
1895	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	22
1902	3
1903	11
1904	14
1905	7
1906	11
1907	6
1908	9
1909	16
1910	14
1911	105
1912	43
1913	27
1914	52
1915	20
1916	77
1917	28
1918	44
1919	69
1920	62
1921	40
1922	62
1923	107
1924	87
1925	348
1926	142
1927	61
1928	151
1929	456
1930	77
1931	95
1932	1,196
1933	583
1934	369
1935	420
1936	366
1937	401
1938	543
1939	931
1940	560
1941	221
1942	412
1943	286
1944	580
1945	144
1946	398
1947	584
1948	490
1949	396
1950	244
1951	986
1952	538
1953	558
1954	619
1955	836
1956	626
1957	668
1958	527
1959	1,173
1960	683
1961	764
1962	741
1963	625
1964	410
1965	887
1966	1,235
1967	342
1968	345
1969	1,176
1970	698
1971	1,094
1972	240
1973	755
1974	356
1975	585
1976	1,440
1977	639
1978	1,159
1979	1,807
1980	1,054
1981	1,572
1982	1,214
1983	500
1984	435
1985	912
1986	1,140
1987	762
1988	819
1989	729
1990	1,666
1991	584
1992	646
1993	857
1994	1,402
1995	757
1996	1,397
1997	778
1998	1,411
1999	1,912
2000	961
2001	1,102
2002	1,256
2003	859
2004	757
2005	1,058
2006	477
2007	854
2008	915
2009	1,543
2010	1,358
2011	2,103
2012	963
2013	602
2014	824
2015	937
2016	942
2017	1,568
2018	560
2019	973
2020	1,235
2021	837
2022	772
2023	705
2024	1,197
2025	803
2026	636

Download the Data

Data for records on 2012-02-10: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	796
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1