Weather Records on 12 February 2021

1,634 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 2021. Highest significance: Eschwege, DE.

Key Facts for 12 February 2021

On 12 February 2021, 1,634 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 1,233 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,611 daily.
Eschwege set a daily record snow depth of 34.0 cm (13.4 in) on 12 February 2021.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

1,634 stations

1,634 station records on 12 February 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eschwege	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Querfurt-Muhle Lodersleben	Germany	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Burwell 2WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dachwig	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar-Schondorf	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lippstadt-Bokenforde	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lievelde	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Weissensee-Ottenhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Free Union	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Boise Air Terminal	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Enschede	Netherlands	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wahlsburg-Lippoldsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bramsche	Germany	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dedemsvaart	Netherlands	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woold	Netherlands	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster/Osnabrueck (Airport)	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,634 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 867, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 366, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 141.

Records on 12 February 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	867
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	366
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	141

Records on 12 February 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 1,611.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,430 broken records

Margins by which the 1,430 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 2021

Top 20 records on 12 February 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 2021	Eschwege, DE	daily snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2021	Querfurt-Muhle Lodersleben, DE	daily snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2021	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	106 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2021	Burwell 2WSW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2021	Dachwig, DE	daily snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2021	Weimar-Schondorf, DE	daily snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2021	Riggins, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	124 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2021	Napoleonville, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	107 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2021	Lippstadt-Bokenforde, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2021	Lievelde, NL	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2021	Beaver Is, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	115 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2021	Weissensee-Ottenhausen, DE	daily snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2021	Free Union, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2021	Boise Air Terminal, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2021	Weissenfels, DE	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2021	Enschede, NL	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2021	Wahlsburg-Lippoldsberg, DE	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2021	Hebgen Dam, US	daily low max	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	116 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2021	Bramsche, DE	daily snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2021	Purdum, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	113 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2021. 2021 had 1,634 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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Data for records on 2021-02-12: 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	1,362
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1