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Weather Records on 17 February 1908

9 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1908. Highest significance: Hambantota, LK.

Key Facts for 17 February 1908

  • On 17 February 1908, 9 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 9 daily.
  • Hambantota set a daily record low minimum temperature of 18.7 C (65.7 F) on 17 February 1908.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

9 stations
Weather records on 17 February 1908 9 station records on 17 February 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
9 station records on 17 February 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 February 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature18.7 C (65.7 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-19.4 C (-2.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily snowfall4.8 cm (1.9 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature1.3 C (34.3 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

9 records
Records on 17 February 1908 by type Records set or tied on 17 February 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0246Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 0Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 February 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 17 February 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall0
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 February 1908 by timescale Records on 17 February 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 9all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 February 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9.
Records on 17 February 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily9

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 February 1908 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.0. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 2: 42 to 4: 24 to 6: 16 to 8: 08 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 10.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 February 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 24
2 to 42
4 to 61
6 to 80
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1908
Top 9 records on 17 February 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 February 1908Hambantota, LKdaily low min18.7 C (65.7 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)35 years28 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1908Santa Fe, USdaily low min-19.4 C (-2.9 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1908St John's, CAdaily high min3.9 C (39.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)15 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1908St John's, CAdaily high max9.4 C (48.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)9 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1908Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low min12.8 C (55.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1908Southampton, CAdaily snowfall4.8 cm (1.9 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1908Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low min1.3 C (34.3 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1908Sydney, CAdaily high min-1.7 C (28.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)6 years5 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1908Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily low min (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie22 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 1908
Records on 02-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1908. 1908 had 9 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: 1,6142012: 4442013: 3122014: 8312015: 1,2092016: 8442017: 8642018: 5032019: 1,1752020: 1,0472021: 2,0392022: 1,1112023: 1,5792024: 7032025: 6171794187618991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1908. 1908 had 9 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
20111,614
2012444
2013312
2014831
20151,209
2016844
2017864
2018503
20191,175
20201,047
20212,039
20221,111
20231,579
2024703
2025617

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).