Weather Records on 19 February 2012

475 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 February 2012. Highest significance: Shonkin 7 S, US.

Key Facts for 19 February 2012

On 19 February 2012, 475 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
93 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 463 daily.
Shonkin 7 S set a monthly record daily precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 19 February 2012.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

475 stations

475 station records on 19 February 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 February 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shonkin 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Talljarv_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Poblado C-22	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shonkin 7 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chipley	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brazos	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby (Carovale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wiggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ardlethan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buckatunna 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mize 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yokkaichi	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington Six Flags	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Danville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tubbul (Keiraville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Apple	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookgreen Gardens	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Opelousas	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Medio Monte	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sokode	Togo	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesville Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

475 records

Records set or tied on 19 February 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 19 February 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 19 February 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 463.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

375 broken records

Margins by which the 375 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 February 2012

Top 20 records on 19 February 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 February 2012	Shonkin 7 S, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 February 2012	Paulo Afonso, BR	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	70 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 February 2012	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	102 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 February 2012	Talljarv_D, SE	monthly rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 February 2012	Wamsutter, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	98 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2012	Campina Grande, BR	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2012	Poblado C-22, MX	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2012	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2012	Grapevine Dam, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	106 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2012	Bucklin 1SE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	118 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2012	Lynchburg Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2012	Crowley 2 NE, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2012	Shonkin 7 S, US	monthly snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2012	Thomasville, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2012	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2012	Rush 1N, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2012	Chipley, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2012	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2012	Lima, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 February 2012	Freeport 2 NW, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	65 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 475 records.

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

Records on 02-19 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1809	2
1827	2
1845	1
1847	1
1849	3
1850	2
1855	2
1858	1
1859	1
1860	1
1862	2
1864	1
1866	1
1867	2
1868	1
1876	1
1880	2
1882	1
1884	3
1886	1
1888	3
1889	1
1891	1
1892	9
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	6
1902	2
1903	38
1904	11
1905	11
1906	8
1907	13
1908	34
1909	28
1910	21
1911	20
1912	22
1913	14
1914	35
1915	43
1916	54
1917	77
1918	196
1919	184
1920	80
1921	86
1922	58
1923	86
1924	486
1925	53
1926	132
1927	148
1928	269
1929	634
1930	1,175
1931	195
1932	230
1933	153
1934	391
1935	165
1936	1,310
1937	405
1938	612
1939	748
1940	321
1941	242
1942	757
1943	333
1944	589
1945	252
1946	573
1947	281
1948	493
1949	636
1950	342
1951	898
1952	678
1953	359
1954	670
1955	980
1956	631
1957	346
1958	1,186
1959	551
1960	650
1961	809
1962	418
1963	470
1964	439
1965	400
1966	700
1967	342
1968	674
1969	574
1970	393
1971	1,059
1972	1,086
1973	489
1974	804
1975	690
1976	611
1977	1,006
1978	1,790
1979	1,888
1980	931
1981	2,345
1982	582
1983	607
1984	704
1985	841
1986	2,015
1987	549
1988	715
1989	1,381
1990	1,395
1991	880
1992	506
1993	1,674
1994	1,466
1995	1,321
1996	878
1997	874
1998	1,601
1999	713
2000	1,044
2001	384
2002	1,285
2003	650
2004	946
2005	582
2006	1,900
2007	616
2008	572
2009	584
2010	1,055
2011	1,292
2012	475
2013	333
2014	601
2015	1,612
2016	1,009
2017	1,270
2018	1,311
2019	1,280
2020	735
2021	1,230
2022	395
2023	380
2024	683
2025	1,739
2026	1,084

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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 2026-10-15 (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 50	352
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1