Weather Records on 13 February 2012

1,020 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 2012. Highest significance: Memphis, US.

Key Facts for 13 February 2012

On 13 February 2012, 1,020 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 371 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 999 daily.
Memphis set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 13 February 2012.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

1,020 stations

1,020 station records on 13 February 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Memphis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Memphis	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sterling City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bunker 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Amarilla 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orienta 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mitt. Narsarsuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Valley - Carvers	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mandora	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Qaqortoq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sayre	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Knapp 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Acahuato	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ozone	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shamrock #2	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Masvingo	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.5 C (-33.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Copainala	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atotonilco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rjazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McGaffey 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mangum	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,020 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 190, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 181, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 159, Deepest snow cover 111.

Records on 13 February 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	190
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	181
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	159
Deepest snow cover	111

Records on 13 February 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 999.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

816 broken records

Margins by which the 816 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 February 2012

Top 20 records on 13 February 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 2012	Memphis, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	104 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 February 2012	Austin #2, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	93 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 February 2012	Memphis, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	104 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 February 2012	Stamford 1, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 February 2012	Sterling City, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2012	Meeker 5 W, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	99 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2012	Spur, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2012	Guthrie, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2012	Lubbock 9N, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2012	Bunker 4N, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2012	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2012	Tierra Amarilla 4 N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2012	Winfield 3NE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	109 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2012	Orienta 1SSW, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2012	Crowell, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2012	Orderville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2012	Ely AP, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2012	Muleshoe #1, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2012	Mitt. Narsarsuaq, GL	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 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)

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 1,020 records.

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

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

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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 2026-10-13 (13 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	801
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1