Weather Records on 12 February 2017

1,494 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 2017. Highest significance: Waipahu 750, US.

Key Facts for 12 February 2017

On 12 February 2017, 1,494 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,255 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 107 monthly and 1,372 daily.
Waipahu 750 set a daily record precipitation of 62.5 mm (2.5 in) on 12 February 2017.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,494 stations

1,494 station records on 12 February 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waipahu 750	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Waialae-Kahala 715	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Turany	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pelican	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Avila	Spain	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carnamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carlingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chesalon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yoorooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Auke Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Navacerrada	Spain	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beebyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aiea Hts 764.6	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva (Ronda del Este)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hoonah	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Akita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,494 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 554, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 701, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 12 February 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	554
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	701
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 12 February 2017 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 107, daily 1,372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,231 broken records

Margins by which the 1,231 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 2017

Top 20 records on 12 February 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 2017	Waipahu 750, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	97 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2017	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	119 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2017	Waialae-Kahala 715, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2017	Turany, CZ	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2017	Ravensthorpe, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2017	Pelican, US	daily rain	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2017	Avila, ES	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2017	Huelva, ES	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2017	Mount Amhurst, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2017	Carnamah, AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2017	Moanalua 770, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2017	Carlingup, AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2017	Luroy, NO	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2017	Chesalon, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2017	Yoorooga, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2017	Tahoka, US	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2017	Dubois, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	3 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2017	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2017	Shoals 8 S, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	102 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2017	Calhoun City, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	99 years	48 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2017. 2017 had 1,494 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2017-02-12: 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 2026-10-17 (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	1,205
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2