Weather Records on 17 February 1926

145 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1926. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 17 February 1926

On 17 February 1926, 145 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 142 daily.
Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record high maximum temperature of 40.6 C (105.1 F) on 17 February 1926.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

145 stations

145 station records on 17 February 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

145 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 February 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 February 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 142.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

123 broken records

Margins by which the 123 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1926

Top 20 records on 17 February 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1926	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1926	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1926	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1926	S Haven, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1926	Stuttgart, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1926	Karlsruhe, DE	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1926	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1926	Magnolia, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1926	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1926	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1926	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1926	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily rain	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1926	Helmond, NL	daily rain	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1926	Yuma, US	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1926	Uccle, BE	monthly rain	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1926	Wittenberg, DE	daily rain	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1926	Vouziers, FR	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1926	Oudenbosch, NL	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1926	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1926	Zerbst, DE	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	15 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1926. 1926 had 145 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	100
10 to 20	12
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1