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Weather Records on 17 February 1909

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1909. Highest significance: Windsor Riverside, CA.

Key Facts for 17 February 1909

  • On 17 February 1909, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Windsor Riverside set a daily record snowfall of 16.5 cm (6.5 in) on 17 February 1909.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 17 February 1909 10 station records on 17 February 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 17 February 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 February 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Windsor RiversideCanadaRecord daily snowfall16.5 cm (6.5 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nicola LakeCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature20.2 C (68.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord daily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord daily snowfall11.2 cm (4.4 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 17 February 1909 by type Records set or tied on 17 February 1909 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 6. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 6Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 February 1909 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.
Records on 17 February 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall6
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 February 1909 by timescale Records on 17 February 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 February 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10.
Records on 17 February 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 February 1909 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 20: 520 to 40: 240 to 60: 060 to 80: 180 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 February 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 205
20 to 402
40 to 600
60 to 801
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1909
Top 10 records on 17 February 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 February 1909Windsor Riverside, CAdaily snowfall16.5 cm (6.5 in)8.9 cm (3.5 in)37 years28 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1909Lakefield, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)17 years21 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1909Lakefield, CAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1909Nicola Lake, CAdaily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)1.2 cm (0.5 in)30 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1909Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low max20.2 C (68.4 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1909Southampton, CAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1909Owen Sound, CAdaily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)3.8 cm (1.5 in)1 year10 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1909Southampton, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)2.8 cm (1.1 in)1 year10 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1909Quebec, CAdaily snowfall11.2 cm (4.4 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1909Santa Fe, USdaily high min (Tie)0.0 C (32.0 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 1909
Records on 02-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1909. 1909 had 10 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 1909. 1909 had 10 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).