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Weather Records on 17 February 1916

26 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1916. Highest significance: Bamberg, DE.

Key Facts for 17 February 1916

  • On 17 February 1916, 26 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 18 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 26 daily.
  • Bamberg set a daily record precipitation of 18.6 mm (0.7 in) on 17 February 1916.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

26 stations
Weather records on 17 February 1916 26 station records on 17 February 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
26 station records on 17 February 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 February 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BambergGermanyRecord daily precipitation18.6 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GysingeSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.8 mm (0.35 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord daily precipitation24.3 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord high minimum temperature3.8 C (38.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd ASwedenRecord daily precipitation1.9 mm (0.07 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska HogarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-24.4 C (-11.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation8.2 mm (0.32 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord high maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

26 records
Records on 17 February 1916 by type Records set or tied on 17 February 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 035810Highest daily maximum: 8Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 10Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 February 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 17 February 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum8
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum10
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 February 1916 by timescale Records on 17 February 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 26. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 26all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 February 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 26.
Records on 17 February 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily26

How Much Records Were Beaten By

20 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 February 1916 Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.8. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 132 to 4: 44 to 6: 26 to 8: 08 to 10: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 10
Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 8.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 February 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 213
2 to 44
4 to 62
6 to 80
8 to 101

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1916
Top 20 records on 17 February 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 February 1916Bamberg, DEdaily rain18.6 mm (0.7 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1916Gysinge, SEdaily rain8.8 mm (0.35 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1916Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily rain24.3 mm (1.0 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1916Ottawa, CAdaily high min-2.8 C (27.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)35 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1916La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high min1.1 C (34.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)37 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1916Stony Mountain, CAdaily high max4.4 C (39.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1916Port Arthur, CAdaily high max6.7 C (44.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1916Barrie, CAdaily high min-1.1 C (30.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)18 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1916Mahackala, RUdaily high min3.8 C (38.8 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1916Holmogadd A, SEdaily rain1.9 mm (0.07 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)10 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1916Peterborough, CAdaily high min-0.6 C (30.9 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1916Svenska Hogarna, SEdaily rain4.8 mm (0.19 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)5 years11 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1916Escanaba, USdaily high max7.8 C (46.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1916St Albans, CAdaily high min-1.7 C (28.9 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1916Stony Mountain, CAdaily high min-6.7 C (19.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)16 years8 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1916Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily low min-24.4 C (-11.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)19 years8 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1916Nordby (Fano), DKdaily rain8.2 mm (0.32 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1916La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high max10.6 C (51.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1916Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high max4.4 C (39.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1916Beatrice, CAdaily high min-2.2 C (28.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)4 years4 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 1916
Records on 02-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1916. 1916 had 26 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 1916. 1916 had 26 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).