Weather Records on 16 February 2012

588 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 February 2012. Highest significance: Huntsville, US.

Key Facts for 16 February 2012

On 16 February 2012, 588 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 188 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 582 daily.
Huntsville set a daily record precipitation of 61.5 mm (2.4 in) on 16 February 2012.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

588 stations

588 station records on 16 February 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 February 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ensenada 1 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Juchipila (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record snow depth	205.7 cm (81.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adjuntas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Ignacio de Los Romero	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Giddings 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Copainala	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
N'Guigni	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Har Kenaan	Israel	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caada Honda	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Chamula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eskdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna de Los Patos Intl	Uruguay	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calvillo (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tepentu	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Manantial	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Hermanos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baguio	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Callejones	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Comatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Refilion	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Sauz	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Lucia	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Ramon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hacienda de Arriba	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dhahran	Saudi Arabia	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tecoman (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Florida	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jerez de la Frontera	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Dolores	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
El Novillo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lund	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dacus	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pt Mugu Nf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ceres Aero	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Telmo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guanajal	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fresnillo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

588 records

Records set or tied on 16 February 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 150, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 16 February 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	150
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 16 February 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 582.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

439 broken records

Margins by which the 439 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 February 2012

Top 20 records on 16 February 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 February 2012	Huntsville, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	108 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2012	Ensenada 1 W, PR	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2012	Rush 1N, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2012	Grenville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2012	Jerecuaro, MX	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	88 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2012	Streator 2SE, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2012	Juchipila (Smn), MX	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2012	Brenham, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2012	Valdez WSO, US	daily snow depth	205.7 cm (81.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2012	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2012	Atmore, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2012	Buenavista, MX	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2012	Adjuntas, MX	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	66 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2012	San Ignacio de Los Romero, MX	all-time low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2012	Giddings 5E, US	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2012	Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2012	Copainala, MX	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2012	N'Guigni, NE	daily high min	23.6 C (74.5 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	58 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2012	Tonsina, US	daily snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2012	Har Kenaan, IL	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	68 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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 588 records.

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

Records on 02-16 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1798	1
1809	1
1813	1
1814	1
1830	2
1847	1
1849	3
1852	1
1855	2
1861	2
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1867	4
1869	1
1872	2
1873	2
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1883	1
1885	7
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1890	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1895	1
1896	1
1897	2
1898	1
1899	4
1900	5
1901	7
1902	5
1903	15
1904	32
1905	21
1906	3
1907	9
1908	24
1909	27
1910	11
1911	47
1912	10
1913	41
1914	81
1915	33
1916	47
1917	54
1918	34
1919	201
1920	21
1921	161
1922	26
1923	59
1924	399
1925	75
1926	48
1927	331
1928	495
1929	217
1930	193
1931	174
1932	316
1933	118
1934	260
1935	262
1936	1,063
1937	258
1938	449
1939	369
1940	298
1941	202
1942	541
1943	609
1944	274
1945	439
1946	273
1947	410
1948	636
1949	808
1950	419
1951	380
1952	301
1953	521
1954	1,526
1955	960
1956	1,031
1957	344
1958	1,480
1959	384
1960	254
1961	530
1962	496
1963	446
1964	370
1965	249
1966	608
1967	487
1968	291
1969	770
1970	945
1971	593
1972	658
1973	456
1974	380
1975	646
1976	1,272
1977	754
1978	1,221
1979	1,687
1980	852
1981	1,755
1982	995
1983	542
1984	997
1985	854
1986	814
1987	744
1988	452
1989	1,436
1990	2,564
1991	1,376
1992	694
1993	2,299
1994	609
1995	1,584
1996	1,088
1997	923
1998	2,256
1999	848
2000	926
2001	1,037
2002	974
2003	1,029
2004	807
2005	670
2006	1,347
2007	1,676
2008	639
2009	860
2010	1,416
2011	990
2012	588
2013	284
2014	970
2015	1,483
2016	1,212
2017	812
2018	1,032
2019	994
2020	1,453
2021	2,807
2022	562
2023	1,308
2024	937
2025	659
2026	934

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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 50	424
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2