Weather Records on 12 February 1932

641 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1932. Highest significance: Malmesbury, ZA.

Key Facts for 12 February 1932

On 12 February 1932, 641 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
516 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 604 daily.
Malmesbury set a monthly record daily precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 12 February 1932.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

641 stations

641 station records on 12 February 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Speers Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calumet	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

641 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 309, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 207, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 12 February 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	309
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	207
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 12 February 1932 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 604.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

546 broken records

Margins by which the 546 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1932

Top 20 records on 12 February 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1932	Malmesbury, ZA	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1932	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1932	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1932	Rawsonville (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1932	St Andrews, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1932	White River, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1932	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1932	Bluff City, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1932	Lakefield, CA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1932	Exwell Park, ZA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1932	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1932	Cambridge Water Trmt P, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1932	Atlantic City Marina, US	monthly high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1932	Contest, ZA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1932	Wilmington Wb City, US	monthly high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1932	Bridgeville 1 NW, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1932	Millsboro, US	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1932	Easton, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1932	New Cumberland L/D, US	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1932	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	55 years	28 of 100 (Routine)

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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1932. 1932 had 641 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	544
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1