Weather Records on 21 February 2012

540 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 February 2012. Highest significance: Arlington, US.

Key Facts for 21 February 2012

On 21 February 2012, 540 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
139 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 514 daily.
Arlington set a monthly record daily precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 21 February 2012.
Across 164 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

540 stations

540 station records on 21 February 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 February 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bonham Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Indus 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Visitors Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Reservoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Kiaora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salt River Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kyogle (Larkin Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Natitingou	Benin	Record low maximum temperature	28.8 C (83.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olallie Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
White Pass E.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mores Creek Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tolt S Fk Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kocubej	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.3 C (-15.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Refuge	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Save	Benin	Record low maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parakou	Benin	Record low maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ouesso	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Copainala	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Potato Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moonbi (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guyra Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Holden	Norway	Record snow depth	187.0 cm (73.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.7 cm (12.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lillian Rock (Williams Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaspiyskiy	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Lucia	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Troutdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beartooth Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Creek Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seloh Nolem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Cooinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zamora	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yannergee (Dobroyd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Barracas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
T Uleniy-Ostrov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Falls - Kifi	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Halfway	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 14 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pigtail Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

540 records

Records set or tied on 21 February 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 247, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 21 February 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 21 February 2012 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

424 broken records

Margins by which the 424 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 February 2012

Top 20 records on 21 February 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 February 2012	Arlington, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	74 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2012	Solon Springs, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	98 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2012	Estherville 4E, US	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 February 2012	Bonham Rsvr, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2012	Indus 3 W, US	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2012	Island Park, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	74 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2012	Cooma Visitors Centre, AU	daily rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2012	Beaver Reservoir, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2012	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2012	Cooma (Kiaora), AU	all-time rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2012	Wolf Creek, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2012	Warroad, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	94 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2012	Salt River Summit, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2012	Moss Springs, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2012	Kyogle (Larkin Street), AU	daily rain	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2012	Hambantota, LK	daily high max	33.8 C (92.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	110 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2012	Natitingou, BJ	daily low max	28.8 C (83.8 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2012	Bemidji, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2012	Seaspray (Burong), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 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)

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

1795 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2012. 2012 had 540 records.

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

Records on 02-21 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1804	1
1810	3
1814	3
1838	1
1845	1
1846	2
1847	1
1849	2
1850	1
1851	1
1855	1
1856	1
1860	1
1861	1
1862	2
1870	2
1875	2
1876	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1888	2
1889	4
1890	2
1891	1
1893	9
1894	2
1895	2
1896	1
1897	5
1898	14
1899	3
1900	1
1901	11
1902	8
1903	13
1904	12
1905	6
1906	51
1907	18
1908	12
1909	28
1910	26
1911	24
1912	26
1913	29
1914	25
1915	52
1916	82
1917	415
1918	80
1919	47
1920	23
1921	96
1922	157
1923	40
1924	84
1925	209
1926	101
1927	191
1928	81
1929	403
1930	1,334
1931	197
1932	159
1933	229
1934	423
1935	300
1936	617
1937	699
1938	181
1939	586
1940	159
1941	224
1942	552
1943	460
1944	313
1945	621
1946	149
1947	458
1948	511
1949	889
1950	492
1951	573
1952	356
1953	1,238
1954	958
1955	857
1956	460
1957	709
1958	993
1959	383
1960	493
1961	831
1962	590
1963	1,022
1964	357
1965	275
1966	574
1967	312
1968	1,177
1969	658
1970	545
1971	787
1972	717
1973	790
1974	634
1975	655
1976	845
1977	1,362
1978	1,382
1979	1,212
1980	837
1981	1,600
1982	1,074
1983	608
1984	518
1985	837
1986	1,341
1987	658
1988	633
1989	866
1990	1,971
1991	680
1992	418
1993	1,540
1994	980
1995	1,267
1996	1,742
1997	1,806
1998	1,100
1999	552
2000	812
2001	583
2002	934
2003	1,253
2004	629
2005	840
2006	801
2007	747
2008	1,131
2009	622
2010	1,156
2011	1,379
2012	540
2013	845
2014	881
2015	1,773
2016	1,151
2017	1,828
2018	2,891
2019	1,330
2020	547
2021	879
2022	734
2023	677
2024	648
2025	1,776
2026	552

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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 50	404
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1