Weather Records on 17 February 1927

377 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1927. Highest significance: Redding Fire STN 2, US.

Key Facts for 17 February 1927

On 17 February 1927, 377 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
317 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 339 daily.
Redding Fire STN 2 set a daily record precipitation of 66.5 mm (2.6 in) on 17 February 1927.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

377 stations

377 station records on 17 February 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eubank	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Abitibi Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Abitibi Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

377 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 31, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 17 February 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	164
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	31
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 February 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 38, daily 339.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

291 broken records

Margins by which the 291 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1927

Top 20 records on 17 February 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1927	Redding Fire STN 2, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1927	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1927	Chattanooga Wb City, US	monthly high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1927	Eubank, US	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1927	Lake Charles Chenault, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1927	Guelph Oac, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1927	Newport, US	monthly high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1927	Greensburg, US	monthly high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1927	Chinook, US	daily low min	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1927	Natural Brg, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1927	Milledgeville, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1927	Okolona, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1927	Rugby, US	monthly high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1927	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1927	Vasilevici, BY	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	41 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1927	Orillia, CA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1927	Orillia, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1927	Paris, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1927	Richmond, US	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1927	Solomons, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	17 years	19 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1927. 1927 had 377 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	281
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1