Weather Records on 12 February 2012

852 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 2012. Highest significance: Santa Rosa Mineral, MX.

Key Facts for 12 February 2012

On 12 February 2012, 852 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
124 were record highs and 483 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 821 daily.
Santa Rosa Mineral set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 12 February 2012.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

852 stations

852 station records on 12 February 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Santa Rosa Mineral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Leadore #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nephi	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville 13 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Donegal 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pinos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarandacuao	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Puyacatengo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Steubenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palomas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Essey	France	Record low minimum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Straubing	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview 8N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toamasina	Madagascar	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Begoa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Acahuato	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kronach	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jasso	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Provo Byu	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Merklingen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.9 C (-9.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Neutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manila	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Payson R.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record low minimum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hechingen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salvatierra	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

852 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 252, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 231, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 12 February 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	252
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	231
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 12 February 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 821.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

686 broken records

Margins by which the 686 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 2012

Top 20 records on 12 February 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 2012	Santa Rosa Mineral, MX	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2012	Leadore #2, US	monthly rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2012	Nephi, US	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	107 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2012	Rochester Gtr Intl, US	daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2012	Dolores Hidalgo (Smn), MX	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2012	San Felipe (Dge), MX	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2012	Skegness, GB	daily low min	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2012	Sodus 1W, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2012	Coalville 13 E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2012	Donegal 2 NW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2012	Nephi, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2012	Pinos (Smn), MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2012	Drouin Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2012	Tarandacuao, MX	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2012	Rush 1N, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2012	Stanley, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2012	Santaquin Chlorinator, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2012	Spanish Fk Pwr House, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2012	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2012	Tonsina, US	daily snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20 years	42 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2012. 2012 had 852 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	676
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1