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Weather Records on 17 February 1903

22 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1903. Highest significance: Bourke Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 17 February 1903

  • On 17 February 1903, 22 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 22 daily.
  • Bourke Post Office set a daily record low minimum temperature of 13.9 C (57.0 F) on 17 February 1903.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

22 stations
Weather records on 17 February 1903 22 station records on 17 February 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
22 station records on 17 February 1903 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 February 1903: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall20.8 cm (8.2 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-27.8 C (-18.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-15.6 C (3.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily snowfall13.7 cm (5.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-16.7 C (1.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature19.7 C (67.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature23.6 C (74.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-16.7 C (1.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord daily snowfall9.7 cm (3.8 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Fort SillUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-25.6 C (-14.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

22 records
Records on 17 February 1903 by type Records set or tied on 17 February 1903 by type: Lowest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 035810Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 9Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 February 1903 by type: Lowest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 17 February 1903 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum9
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 February 1903 by timescale Records on 17 February 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 22. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 22all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 February 1903 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 22.
Records on 17 February 1903 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily22

How Much Records Were Beaten By

18 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 February 1903 Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 20: 1520 to 40: 240 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 February 1903
MarginRecords
0 to 2015
20 to 402
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1903
Top 20 records on 17 February 1903 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 February 1903Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low min13.9 C (57.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)24 years19 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1903Ringwood 2, AUdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)14 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1903Portland, AUdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)28 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1903Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)14 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1903Concord, USdaily snowfall20.8 cm (8.2 in)10.4 cm (4.1 in)0 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1903La Crosse Wb City, USdaily low min-27.8 C (-18.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1903La Crosse Wb City, USdaily low max-15.6 C (3.9 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1903Halifax, CAdaily snowfall13.7 cm (5.4 in)3.5 cm (1.4 in)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1903Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily low max-16.7 C (1.9 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1903Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily low max19.7 C (67.5 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1903Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max23.6 C (74.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1903Madison Wb City, USdaily low max-16.7 C (1.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1903Quebec, CAdaily snowfall9.7 cm (3.8 in)2.1 cm (0.8 in)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1903Concord, USdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)0 years11 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1903Southampton, CAdaily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)0.5 cm (0.2 in)19 years9 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1903Toledo Blade, USdaily low max-13.3 C (8.1 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)6 years9 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1903Fort Sill, USdaily low max-1.1 C (30.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)19 years8 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1903Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily low max-13.3 C (8.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)6 years5 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1903Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low min (Tie)8.9 C (48.0 F)tie14 years2 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1903Madison Wb City, USdaily low min (Tie)-25.6 C (-14.1 F)tie17 years2 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 1903
Records on 02-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1903. 1903 had 22 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 11824: 11827: 11843: 11847: 21849: 11850: 11851: 11852: 11855: 41856: 11858: 11859: 21866: 21867: 31869: 11874: 11876: 21878: 11879: 21880: 11883: 21884: 11885: 41887: 21888: 11891: 11892: 71893: 11894: 11895: 71896: 61897: 11898: 61899: 31900: 61901: 51902: 161903: 221904: 111905: 91906: 101907: 61908: 91909: 101910: 251911: 271912: 191913: 171914: 411915: 171916: 261917: 381918: 641919: 2361920: 391921: 1821922: 781923: 691924: 2521925: 1881926: 1451927: 3771928: 4881929: 2341930: 3671931: 2121932: 3901933: 1641934: 3441935: 1501936: 1,1021937: 2951938: 5291939: 7551940: 3301941: 1661942: 6711943: 5421944: 4621945: 3491946: 3411947: 2741948: 8901949: 4361950: 4691951: 3581952: 3941953: 3691954: 1,0091955: 7211956: 1,0821957: 2521958: 1,8061959: 5751960: 2221961: 7341962: 3971963: 3031964: 1841965: 3321966: 4801967: 6111968: 3501969: 6041970: 1,0501971: 4871972: 7501973: 8211974: 3551975: 1,0351976: 1,4211977: 6501978: 1,4521979: 1,9651980: 9541981: 2,3531982: 7321983: 4841984: 7481985: 6221986: 1,0771987: 6591988: 4001989: 1,0261990: 1,3701991: 7711992: 5931993: 2,1021994: 7051995: 1,3871996: 1,1151997: 8411998: 2,2041999: 6972000: 8702001: 7122002: 8632003: 1,1512004: 8802005: 5382006: 1,6212007: 1,1772008: 1,1552009: 7652010: 1,5442011: 1,6152012: 4442013: 3122014: 8322015: 1,2092016: 8422017: 8642018: 5092019: 1,1772020: 1,0472021: 2,0522022: 1,1162023: 1,5812024: 7032025: 6172026: 9541794187618991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1903. 1903 had 22 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-17 in each year
YearRecords
17941
18241
18271
18431
18472
18491
18501
18511
18521
18554
18561
18581
18592
18662
18673
18691
18741
18762
18781
18792
18801
18832
18841
18854
18872
18881
18911
18927
18931
18941
18957
18966
18971
18986
18993
19006
19015
190216
190322
190411
19059
190610
19076
19089
190910
191025
191127
191219
191317
191441
191517
191626
191738
191864
1919236
192039
1921182
192278
192369
1924252
1925188
1926145
1927377
1928488
1929234
1930367
1931212
1932390
1933164
1934344
1935150
19361,102
1937295
1938529
1939755
1940330
1941166
1942671
1943542
1944462
1945349
1946341
1947274
1948890
1949436
1950469
1951358
1952394
1953369
19541,009
1955721
19561,082
1957252
19581,806
1959575
1960222
1961734
1962397
1963303
1964184
1965332
1966480
1967611
1968350
1969604
19701,050
1971487
1972750
1973821
1974355
19751,035
19761,421
1977650
19781,452
19791,965
1980954
19812,353
1982732
1983484
1984748
1985622
19861,077
1987659
1988400
19891,026
19901,370
1991771
1992593
19932,102
1994705
19951,387
19961,115
1997841
19982,204
1999697
2000870
2001712
2002863
20031,151
2004880
2005538
20061,621
20071,177
20081,155
2009765
20101,544
20111,615
2012444
2013312
2014832
20151,209
2016842
2017864
2018509
20191,177
20201,047
20212,052
20221,116
20231,581
2024703
2025617
2026954

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).