Weather Records on 12 February 2022

509 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 2022. Highest significance: Goychay, AZ.

Key Facts for 12 February 2022

On 12 February 2022, 509 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
348 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 492 daily.
Goychay set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 12 February 2022.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

509 stations

509 station records on 12 February 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Friars Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Walker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gould	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nagqu	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Poprad/Tatry	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Holt Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Froyset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eikanger - Myr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Graham Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ishigaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stadlandet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Helland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Los Banos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willis Island	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Opstveit	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Torrance AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deqen	China	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kassler	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kirkalocka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flekkefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maudal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Northglenn	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gilroy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

509 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 252, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 12 February 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	252
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 12 February 2022 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 492.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

416 broken records

Margins by which the 416 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 2022

Top 20 records on 12 February 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 2022	Goychay, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2022	Nagappattinam, IN	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	79 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2022	Friars Well, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2022	Mount Walker, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2022	Mount Gould, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2022	Nagqu, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2022	Sviland, NO	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2022	Annex Creek, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2022	Poprad/Tatry, SK	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2022	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2022	Stavanger - Valand, NO	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2022	Wialki North, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2022	Holt Rock, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2022	Cascade Locks, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2022	Hanover, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	123 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2022	Astrakan, RU	daily high min	3.2 C (37.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	118 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2022	Turlock #2, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2022	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	123 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2022	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2022	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	100 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2022. 2022 had 509 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 2022-02-12: 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 20	393
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1