Weather Records on 12 February 2014

1,168 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 2014. Highest significance: McKenzie Rvr Rs, US.

Key Facts for 12 February 2014

On 12 February 2014, 1,168 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
229 were record highs and 437 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,120 daily.
McKenzie Rvr Rs set a daily record precipitation of 82.8 mm (3.3 in) on 12 February 2014.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,168 stations

1,168 station records on 12 February 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kushiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Diamond Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Greensboro Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bayboro 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater Hydro	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Duranillin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brundidge	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke-Blacksburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Springs 5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wadesboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yerilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Springs 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Crescent Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Danville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.7 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lorna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trayning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Springs 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Idleyld Park 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fish Lk.	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville Intnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fishtail	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,168 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 248, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 189, Heaviest daily rainfall 285, Heaviest daily snowfall 77, Deepest snow cover 140.

Records on 12 February 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	248
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	189
Heaviest daily rainfall	285
Heaviest daily snowfall	77
Deepest snow cover	140

Records on 12 February 2014 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 43, daily 1,120.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

955 broken records

Margins by which the 955 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 2014

Top 20 records on 12 February 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 2014	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2014	Anna Plains, AU	daily rain	107.6 mm (4.2 in)	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2014	Elizabethtown, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	103 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2014	Kushiro, JP	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2014	Diamond Lake, US	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2014	Wallal Downs, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	98 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2014	Greensboro Wtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2014	Ft Bidwell, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	132 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2014	N Fk 2, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	71 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2014	Toccoa, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	112 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2014	Bayboro 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2014	Chickamauga 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2014	Bridgewater Hydro, US	all-time snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2014	Cornelia, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2014	Hartwell, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	104 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2014	Silver Creek, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2014	Duranillin, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2014	Brundidge, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2014	Berne Wwtp, US	monthly low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2014	Osage City, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	108 years	50 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2014. 2014 had 1,168 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 February 2014
Margin	Records
0 to 50	852
50 to 100	68
100 to 150	28
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3