Weather Records on 20 February 2012

514 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 2012. Highest significance: Farmville, US.

Key Facts for 20 February 2012

On 20 February 2012, 514 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 501 daily.
Farmville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 20 February 2012.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

514 stations

514 station records on 20 February 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Nurata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Covington Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Carellan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Craigsville 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rose Bay (Royal Sydney Golf Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dzizak	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gathright Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Malham Tarn	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tye Rvr 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chase City	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrs Creek 6 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woolwine 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Free Union	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winterpock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Big Is	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pearisburg 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Parliament House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Las Barracas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reidsville 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blacksburg Nwso	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keysville 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pedlar Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Man	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oneida	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Givhans Ferry 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Dale 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corbin	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Teapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wiseman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-50.0 C (-58.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

514 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 20 February 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 20 February 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 501.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

413 broken records

Margins by which the 413 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

20 February 2012

Top 20 records on 20 February 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 2012	Farmville, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	21 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2012	Nurata, UZ	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2012	Covington Fltr Plt, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 February 2012	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	106 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2012	Kelvin (Carellan), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2012	Huddleston 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2012	Craigsville 2 S, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2012	Rose Bay (Royal Sydney Golf Cl, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2012	Bridgeport, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2012	Pulaski 2 E, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2012	Dzizak, UZ	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2012	Appomattox, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2012	Gathright Dam, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2012	Saltville 1N, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	114 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2012	Malham Tarn, GB	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2012	Tye Rvr 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2012	Chase City, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2012	Kerrs Creek 6 WNW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2012	Wray, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	110 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2012	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	97 years	43 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

1809 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2012. 2012 had 514 records.

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

Records on 02-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	2
1810	2
1814	1
1827	2
1834	1
1837	1
1838	2
1845	1
1846	2
1849	2
1850	1
1855	3
1858	2
1860	1
1861	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1892	5
1893	6
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	6
1899	6
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	17
1904	14
1905	8
1906	23
1907	14
1908	28
1909	34
1910	8
1911	13
1912	26
1913	28
1914	15
1915	108
1916	32
1917	186
1918	210
1919	36
1920	39
1921	106
1922	198
1923	49
1924	323
1925	132
1926	83
1927	156
1928	190
1929	629
1930	1,202
1931	163
1932	287
1933	266
1934	490
1935	222
1936	593
1937	602
1938	348
1939	636
1940	247
1941	251
1942	968
1943	454
1944	279
1945	266
1946	146
1947	403
1948	342
1949	656
1950	538
1951	815
1952	551
1953	929
1954	1,067
1955	1,051
1956	453
1957	450
1958	1,025
1959	507
1960	353
1961	475
1962	457
1963	742
1964	340
1965	357
1966	613
1967	414
1968	948
1969	731
1970	312
1971	669
1972	866
1973	587
1974	881
1975	459
1976	484
1977	1,216
1978	1,458
1979	1,185
1980	868
1981	2,080
1982	1,029
1983	636
1984	528
1985	790
1986	1,589
1987	719
1988	695
1989	1,032
1990	2,147
1991	921
1992	446
1993	1,541
1994	1,605
1995	1,427
1996	1,258
1997	1,326
1998	1,104
1999	498
2000	724
2001	485
2002	1,070
2003	771
2004	991
2005	626
2006	1,635
2007	580
2008	847
2009	530
2010	1,096
2011	1,433
2012	514
2013	422
2014	958
2015	2,790
2016	1,090
2017	1,736
2018	2,890
2019	1,630
2020	686
2021	947
2022	592
2023	438
2024	613
2025	1,756
2026	974

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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	349
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	24
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1