Weather Records on 25 February 2012

486 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 February 2012. Highest significance: Glenormiston, AU.

Key Facts for 25 February 2012

On 25 February 2012, 486 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
208 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 469 daily.
Glenormiston set a daily record precipitation of 53.0 mm (2.1 in) on 25 February 2012.
Across 157 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 526 records.

Record Map

486 stations

486 station records on 25 February 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 February 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Traveston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	255.0 mm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	256.4 mm (10.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres (Isla)/S	Colombia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chiepetepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kandanga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Irozaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Noisy Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cluny	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.1 C (104.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tulum	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkaska	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mataranka Homestead Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tolt S Fk Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grave Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pogibi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.5 C (-28.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Irish Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lakewood	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ajan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.6 C (-17.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palmdale AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Little Yabba Sfr 274	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Long Falls Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
W Glacier	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria di Leuc	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

486 records

Records set or tied on 25 February 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 25 February 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 25 February 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 469.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

369 broken records

Margins by which the 369 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 February 2012

Top 20 records on 25 February 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 February 2012	Glenormiston, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	90 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2012	Traveston, AU	daily rain	255.0 mm (10.0 in)	173.6 mm (6.8 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2012	Cooroy Composite, AU	daily rain	256.4 mm (10.1 in)	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2012	San Andres (Isla)/S, CO	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2012	Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa, AU	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	105 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2012	Keno, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2012	Chiepetepec, MX	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2012	Presque Isle, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2012	Colville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2012	Northport, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2012	Kandanga Post Office, AU	daily rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2012	Irozaki, JP	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2012	Bonners Ferry, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2012	Noisy Basin, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2012	Cluny, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2012	Imbil Post Office, AU	daily rain	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2012	Tonsina, US	daily snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2012	Mount Gambier Post Office, AU	daily high max	40.1 C (104.2 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2012	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	daily rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 February 2012	Lemon Cove, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	110 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 486 records.

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

Records on 02-25 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1808	1
1813	1
1814	3
1817	1
1827	1
1846	1
1855	2
1858	1
1859	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1874	2
1877	2
1879	2
1880	2
1882	2
1883	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	9
1889	5
1890	3
1891	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	5
1896	9
1897	6
1898	13
1900	18
1901	4
1902	6
1903	3
1904	23
1905	7
1906	15
1907	13
1908	9
1909	83
1910	27
1911	16
1912	61
1913	14
1914	31
1915	37
1916	76
1917	37
1918	50
1919	59
1920	17
1921	165
1922	45
1923	40
1924	88
1925	135
1926	402
1927	113
1928	190
1929	284
1930	1,105
1931	134
1932	389
1933	527
1934	871
1935	376
1936	418
1937	133
1938	255
1939	495
1940	331
1941	295
1942	283
1943	209
1944	669
1945	412
1946	529
1947	583
1948	260
1949	322
1950	665
1951	688
1952	568
1953	213
1954	600
1955	623
1956	704
1957	869
1958	981
1959	210
1960	1,453
1961	673
1962	937
1963	522
1964	320
1965	925
1966	702
1967	1,413
1968	457
1969	791
1970	301
1971	467
1972	526
1973	252
1974	449
1975	894
1976	1,049
1977	811
1978	790
1979	1,133
1980	490
1981	834
1982	876
1983	783
1984	410
1985	846
1986	1,826
1987	1,313
1988	510
1989	1,507
1990	1,483
1991	624
1992	1,092
1993	2,115
1994	1,147
1995	1,139
1996	1,286
1997	1,675
1998	1,657
1999	609
2000	2,207
2001	1,330
2002	1,224
2003	2,056
2004	1,013
2005	812
2006	605
2007	1,318
2008	767
2009	694
2010	1,244
2011	2,204
2012	486
2013	809
2014	674
2015	1,013
2016	875
2017	1,131
2018	1,246
2019	1,411
2020	639
2021	892
2022	1,186
2023	740
2024	550
2025	694
2026	1,310

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Data for records on 2012-02-25: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 100	352
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1