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Weather Records on 17 February 1912

19 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1912. Highest significance: Sydney, CA.

Key Facts for 17 February 1912

  • On 17 February 1912, 19 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 19 daily.
  • Sydney set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 17 February 1912.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

19 stations
Weather records on 17 February 1912 19 station records on 17 February 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
19 station records on 17 February 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 February 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
SydneyCanadaRecord daily snowfall27.9 cm (11.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high maximum temperature15.8 C (60.4 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte WatersAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature15.1 C (59.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
BoomanoomanaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily snowfall14.7 cm (5.8 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
TeryawyniaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
KinchegaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

19 records
Records on 17 February 1912 by type Records set or tied on 17 February 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 02468Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 February 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 17 February 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 February 1912 by timescale Records on 17 February 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 19all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 February 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19.
Records on 17 February 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily19

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 February 1912 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1310 to 20: 120 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 170 to 80: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 to 80
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 February 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 1013
10 to 201
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 701
70 to 801

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1912
Top 19 records on 17 February 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 February 1912Sydney, CAdaily snowfall27.9 cm (11.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1912Uccle, BEdaily high max15.8 C (60.4 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)33 years19 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1912Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)34 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1912Jerilderie (Coree STN), AUdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1912Sydney, CAdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)19 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1912Charlottetown, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)6.3 cm (2.5 in)8 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1912Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high min24.4 C (75.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)27 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1912Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily high max25.0 C (77.0 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)8 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1912Charlotte Waters, AUdaily rain0.5 mm (0.02 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)37 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1912Arnsberg, DEdaily high max15.1 C (59.2 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1912Boomanoomana, AUdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1912Warragul (Carbethon), AUdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1912Winnemucca AP, USdaily high min5.6 C (42.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)26 years11 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1912Halifax, CAdaily snowfall14.7 cm (5.8 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1912Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min-4.4 C (24.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1912Teryawynia, AUdaily rain2.3 mm (0.09 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)4 years4 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1912Kinchega, AUdaily rain (Tie)26.7 mm (1.1 in)tie24 years2 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1912Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high max (Tie)3.3 C (37.9 F)tie4 years1 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1912Portland Rfc City, USdaily high min (Tie)7.8 C (46.0 F)tie9 years1 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 1912
Records on 02-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1912. 1912 had 19 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 1912. 1912 had 19 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).