Weather Records on 17 February 1923

69 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1923. Highest significance: Galway, IE.

Key Facts for 17 February 1923

On 17 February 1923, 69 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 66 daily.
Galway set an all-time record daily precipitation of 68.8 mm (2.7 in) on 17 February 1923.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

69 stations

69 station records on 17 February 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-51.2 C (-60.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pimlico	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.1 C (-40.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

69 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 17 February 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 17 February 1923 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 66.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

54 broken records

Margins by which the 54 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1923

Top 20 records on 17 February 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1923	Galway, IE	all-time rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1923	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1923	Newlands, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1923	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1923	Sterkstroom (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1923	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1923	Enisejsk, RU	monthly low min	-51.2 C (-60.2 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1923	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	22 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1923	Sydney, CA	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1923	Venterstad, ZA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1923	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1923	Pimlico, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1923	Pendleton Dwtn, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1923	Husum, DE	daily low max	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1923	Bjuraker, SE	daily low max	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1923	Howell Wwtp, US	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1923	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	9 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1923	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily low max	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1923	Gospic, HR	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1923	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	26 years	14 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1923. 1923 had 69 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 20	49
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1