Weather Records on 12 February 2013

527 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 2013. Highest significance: Crandall 8 N, US.

Key Facts for 12 February 2013

On 12 February 2013, 527 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
199 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 514 daily.
Crandall 8 N set a monthly record daily precipitation of 163.8 mm (6.4 in) on 12 February 2013.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

527 stations

527 station records on 12 February 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crandall 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ft Benning Lawson Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wellington	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gurabo Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Conlen	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Berrimah Research Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.6 mm (6.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iskenderun	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Halstad	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Melvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bravo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Booker	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Jack Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Springs	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freiamt-Ottoschwanden	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Island	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record snow depth	146.0 cm (57.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Appling 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Metter	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carnamah	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conlen	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhart FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Cointrin	Switzerland	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashburn 3 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yakushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Anton	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Punkin Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Follett	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pearce Raaf	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Natitingou	Benin	Record low minimum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich Public Utility Plt	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dimmitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mathews	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alberta	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gilroy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

527 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 12 February 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 12 February 2013 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

408 broken records

Margins by which the 408 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

12 February 2013

Top 20 records on 12 February 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 2013	Crandall 8 N, US	monthly rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	51 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2013	Bright Angel Rs, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	77 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2013	Ft Benning Lawson Fld, US	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2013	Wellington, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2013	Hazlehurst, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	93 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2013	Gurabo Substn, PR	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2013	Conlen, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2013	Douglas, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2013	Berrimah Research Farm, AU	daily rain	170.6 mm (6.7 in)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2013	Summerville 4W, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2013	Iskenderun, TR	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2013	Halstad, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21.4 cm (8.4 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2013	Milford, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2013	Silverton, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2013	Eastport, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2013	Pioche, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2013	Columbus Metro AP, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2013	Melvin, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2013	Bravo, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2013	Partoun, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	40 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2013. 2013 had 527 records.

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

Records on 02-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1798	2
1803	1
1811	1
1816	2
1829	4
1845	1
1847	2
1855	1
1856	2
1864	3
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1875	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	2
1885	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	3
1894	15
1895	5
1896	8
1897	1
1898	7
1899	15
1900	1
1901	5
1902	7
1903	7
1904	12
1905	22
1906	3
1907	15
1908	16
1909	9
1910	30
1911	16
1912	22
1913	12
1914	96
1915	16
1916	29
1917	25
1918	55
1919	37
1920	19
1921	32
1922	82
1923	103
1924	105
1925	248
1926	118
1927	71
1928	377
1929	283
1930	229
1931	275
1932	641
1933	195
1934	263
1935	162
1936	803
1937	729
1938	853
1939	253
1940	217
1941	275
1942	263
1943	404
1944	461
1945	310
1946	391
1947	710
1948	862
1949	618
1950	537
1951	505
1952	281
1953	232
1954	581
1955	1,099
1956	402
1957	375
1958	700
1959	492
1960	240
1961	683
1962	1,054
1963	752
1964	500
1965	946
1966	532
1967	555
1968	456
1969	554
1970	519
1971	579
1972	481
1973	841
1974	520
1975	878
1976	787
1977	857
1978	1,203
1979	1,719
1980	685
1981	1,655
1982	905
1983	1,444
1984	1,329
1985	1,428
1986	950
1987	660
1988	1,278
1989	511
1990	1,042
1991	636
1992	992
1993	728
1994	1,230
1995	1,272
1996	1,110
1997	940
1998	1,437
1999	1,772
2000	929
2001	859
2002	1,478
2003	613
2004	1,055
2005	966
2006	848
2007	709
2008	924
2009	1,088
2010	1,326
2011	959
2012	852
2013	527
2014	1,168
2015	709
2016	912
2017	1,494
2018	810
2019	1,053
2020	754
2021	1,634
2022	509
2023	469
2024	694
2025	1,802
2026	422

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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 2026-10-17 (17 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	362
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	3