Weather Records on 12 February 1978

1,203 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1978. Highest significance: Rockville, US.

Key Facts for 12 February 1978

On 12 February 1978, 1,203 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 24 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,126 daily.
Rockville set a daily record snow depth of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 12 February 1978.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,203 stations

1,203 station records on 12 February 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rockville	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Muscatine 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Salique (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	226.4 mm (8.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Willis 5 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Contendas Do Sincora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	166.2 mm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pouso Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsport Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carire	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Itapiuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shamrock	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Quiteria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio de Jesus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison Gulch Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chaval	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Itapage	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Disposal Plt	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boston	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ibotirama (Jardinopolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,203 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 453, Heaviest daily snowfall 161, Deepest snow cover 397.

Records on 12 February 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	453
Heaviest daily snowfall	161
Deepest snow cover	397

Records on 12 February 1978 by timescale: all-time 24, monthly 53, daily 1,126.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,028 broken records

Margins by which the 1,028 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1978

Top 20 records on 12 February 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1978	Rockville, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1978	Muscatine 2, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1978	Montpelier, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	80 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1978	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1978	Crawfordsville Pwr Plt, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1978	Berne Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1978	Eagle Butte, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1978	Put-In-Bay, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1978	Hyannis, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1978	Vincennes 4 E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1978	Wheatfield, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1978	Leoti, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1978	Defiance, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1978	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1978	London State Fish Hatchery, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1978	Ponca City Muni AP, US	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1978	Palestine, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1978	Owensboro 3ENE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1978	Melstone, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1978	Wilmington 3 N, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 years	54 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1978. 1978 had 1,203 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	892
100 to 200	104
200 to 300	20
300 to 400	7
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	1