Weather Records on 17 February 1919

236 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1919. Highest significance: Orroroo, AU.

Key Facts for 17 February 1919

On 17 February 1919, 236 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 220 daily.
Orroroo set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 17 February 1919.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

236 stations

236 station records on 17 February 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Pamatta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nuriootpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Macedon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yankalilla (Woodvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough (Dawson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bass (Kilcunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Johnburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Neds Corner Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amyton East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Renmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Warcowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kongal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bordertown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cundare South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beeac (Eurack)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mirranatwa (Bullawin Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gowar East (Rahina Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

236 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 17 February 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 February 1919 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 220.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

224 broken records

Margins by which the 224 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 71.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1919

Top 20 records on 17 February 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1919	Orroroo, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1919	Burra (Poonunda), AU	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1919	Rokewood (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1919	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	all-time rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1919	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1919	Carrieton, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1919	Carrieton (Pamatta), AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1919	Whyte Yarcowie, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1919	Nuriootpa, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1919	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1919	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1919	Mount Macedon, AU	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1919	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1919	Yankalilla (Woodvale), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1919	Branxholme (Bassett), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1919	Booleroo Centre, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1919	Peterborough (Dawson), AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1919	Truro, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1919	Carrieton (Eurelia), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1919	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)

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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1919. 1919 had 236 records.

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

Records on 02-17 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1824	1
1827	1
1843	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1851	1
1852	1
1855	4
1856	1
1858	1
1859	2
1866	2
1867	3
1869	1
1874	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	4
1887	2
1888	1
1891	1
1892	7
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	6
1897	1
1898	6
1899	3
1900	6
1901	5
1902	16
1903	22
1904	11
1905	9
1906	10
1907	6
1908	9
1909	10
1910	25
1911	27
1912	19
1913	17
1914	41
1915	17
1916	26
1917	38
1918	64
1919	236
1920	39
1921	182
1922	78
1923	69
1924	252
1925	188
1926	145
1927	377
1928	488
1929	234
1930	367
1931	212
1932	390
1933	164
1934	344
1935	150
1936	1,102
1937	295
1938	529
1939	755
1940	330
1941	166
1942	671
1943	542
1944	462
1945	349
1946	341
1947	274
1948	890
1949	436
1950	469
1951	358
1952	394
1953	369
1954	1,009
1955	721
1956	1,082
1957	252
1958	1,806
1959	575
1960	222
1961	734
1962	397
1963	303
1964	184
1965	332
1966	480
1967	611
1968	350
1969	604
1970	1,050
1971	487
1972	750
1973	821
1974	355
1975	1,035
1976	1,421
1977	650
1978	1,452
1979	1,965
1980	954
1981	2,353
1982	732
1983	484
1984	748
1985	622
1986	1,077
1987	659
1988	400
1989	1,026
1990	1,370
1991	771
1992	593
1993	2,102
1994	705
1995	1,387
1996	1,115
1997	841
1998	2,204
1999	697
2000	870
2001	712
2002	863
2003	1,151
2004	880
2005	538
2006	1,621
2007	1,177
2008	1,155
2009	765
2010	1,544
2011	1,615
2012	444
2013	312
2014	832
2015	1,209
2016	842
2017	864
2018	509
2019	1,177
2020	1,047
2021	2,052
2022	1,116
2023	1,581
2024	703
2025	617
2026	954

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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 10	107
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	37
30 to 40	14
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	1