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Weather Records on 17 February 1918

64 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1918. Highest significance: Kokstad, ZA.

Key Facts for 17 February 1918

  • On 17 February 1918, 64 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 64 daily.
  • Kokstad set a daily record precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 17 February 1918.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

64 stations
Weather records on 17 February 1918 64 station records on 17 February 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
64 station records on 17 February 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 February 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
KokstadSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation51.8 mm (2.0 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
WhiteheadCanadaRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
WhiteheadCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Ringwood 2AustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-GorodokRussiaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Beeac (Eurack)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Halls GapAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount ButeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WoolsthorpeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature17.1 C (62.8 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
BerrybankAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
HewittUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Penshurst (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Groongal Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Ferntree GullyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
GrantvilleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
ClarendonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
KongalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Illilawa)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte Cave RangeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature-0.1 C (31.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
ApsleyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
GreensboroughAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall22.6 cm (8.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Winchelsea (Murdeduke)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Pennyroyal CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cundare SouthAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
TrawallaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Langi ChiramAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
ShelfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Hingham (1)United StatesRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Buangor 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily snowfall31.5 cm (12.4 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-UdeRussiaRecord daily precipitation0.4 mm (0.02 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-11.0 C (12.2 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Wombat (Tumbleton)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Schanck LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.1 mm (0.24 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
DunkeldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Cape NorthumberlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

64 records
Records on 17 February 1918 by type Records set or tied on 17 February 1918 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 48, Heaviest daily snowfall 6. 0204060Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 8Heaviest daily rainfall: 48Heaviest daily snowfall: 6Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 February 1918 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 48, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.
Records on 17 February 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum8
Heaviest daily rainfall48
Heaviest daily snowfall6
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 February 1918 by timescale Records on 17 February 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 64. 020406080all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 64all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 February 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 64.
Records on 17 February 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily64

How Much Records Were Beaten By

56 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 February 1918 Margins by which the 56 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted. 02040600 to 20: 5320 to 40: 140 to 60: 160 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 56 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 February 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 2053
20 to 401
40 to 601
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1401

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1918
Top 20 records on 17 February 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 February 1918Kokstad, ZAdaily rain51.8 mm (2.0 in)21.3 mm (0.8 in)27 years32 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1918Whitehead, CAdaily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)32 years28 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1918Whitehead, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)32 years25 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1918Ringwood 2, AUdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)15 years21 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1918Balmoral (Post Office), AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)11 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1918Macarthur (Glenhuntly), AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)11.5 mm (0.5 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1918Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1918Glenthompson (Brie Brie), AUdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1918Beeac (Eurack), AUdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1918Halls Gap, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1918Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AUdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1918Irkutsk, RUdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1918Mount Bute, AUdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1918Woolsthorpe, AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1918Hambantota, LKdaily low min17.1 C (62.8 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)10 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1918Berrybank, AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)33 years19 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1918Hewitt, USdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1918Perth Regional Office, AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)31 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1918Merino (Glenorchy Estate), AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)31 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1918Houston Wb City, USdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)12.9 mm (0.5 in)23 years18 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 1918
Records on 02-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 64 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 1918. 1918 had 64 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).