Weather Records on 13 February 1917

143 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 1917. Highest significance: Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU.

Key Facts for 13 February 1917

On 13 February 1917, 143 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 140 daily.
Second Valley (Spring Grove) set a daily record precipitation of 72.6 mm (2.9 in) on 13 February 1917.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

143 stations

143 station records on 13 February 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Corny Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Wakefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Warnertown (Willow Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tanunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gawler Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stockwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

143 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 1917 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 13 February 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 13 February 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 140.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

136 broken records

Margins by which the 136 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 February 1917

Top 20 records on 13 February 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 1917	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1917	Corny Point Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1917	Bute (Ninnes), AU	monthly rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1917	Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale), AU	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1917	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1917	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1917	Winbar, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1917	Tomsk, RU	daily rain	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1917	Williamstown, AU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1917	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1917	Port Germein, AU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1917	Crystal Brook, AU	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1917	Kingscote, AU	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1917	Port Wakefield, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1917	Stansbury, AU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1917	Tashkent, UZ	daily rain	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1917	Appila, AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1917	Caltowie, AU	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1917	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1917	Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN, AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	34 years	20 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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1917. 1917 had 143 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	133
20 to 40	1
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1