Weather Records on 12 February 1994

1,230 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 1994. Highest significance: Kilauea 1134, US.

Key Facts for 12 February 1994

On 12 February 1994, 1,230 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 404 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 23 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,166 daily.
Kilauea 1134 set a daily record precipitation of 176.3 mm (6.9 in) on 12 February 1994.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,230 stations

1,230 station records on 12 February 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mittagong (Kia Ora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Indlunkulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Brewster	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Saaifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe Usila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pustunich	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saugatuck Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cheetham Flats (Jundas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (High Range)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
High Range (Wanganderry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bowral (Parry Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenville	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Block Island State AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Myerstown	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lowther Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bredbo (Bredbo Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bundanoon (Plattwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga (Wowagin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waubay Natl Wild Life	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Kylie Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire L&D 14	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Graman (Ulupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandfontein (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,230 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 203, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 201, Heaviest daily rainfall 329, Heaviest daily snowfall 137, Deepest snow cover 159.

Records on 12 February 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	203
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	201
Heaviest daily rainfall	329
Heaviest daily snowfall	137
Deepest snow cover	159

Records on 12 February 1994 by timescale: all-time 23, monthly 41, daily 1,166.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,037 broken records

Margins by which the 1,037 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 1994

Top 20 records on 12 February 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 1994	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1994	Mittagong (Kia Ora), AU	daily rain	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1994	Indlunkulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1994	Brewster, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 February 1994	Kljuchi, RU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1994	Camden (Brownlow Hill), AU	daily rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1994	Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov, RU	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1994	Saaifontein, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	79 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1994	Notinsila (Bos), ZA	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	71 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1994	San Felipe Usila, MX	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1994	Milford 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1994	Pustunich, MX	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1994	Saugatuck Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1994	Toms River, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1994	Cheetham Flats (Jundas), AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1994	Lithgow (Birdwood St), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1994	Mittagong (High Range), AU	daily rain	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1994	High Range (Wanganderry), AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1994	Barrage (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 1994	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 years	52 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1994. 1994 had 1,230 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 February 1994
Margin	Records
0 to 100	976
100 to 200	39
200 to 300	16
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	4