Weather Records on 17 February 1929

234 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1929. Highest significance: Black Springs, AU.

Key Facts for 17 February 1929

On 17 February 1929, 234 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 223 daily.
Black Springs set an all-time record daily precipitation of 110.5 mm (4.4 in) on 17 February 1929.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

234 stations

234 station records on 17 February 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Black Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Cocketgedong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prickley Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rock View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yarran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blackburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warkworth 1 Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

234 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 117, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 17 February 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 17 February 1929 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 6, daily 223.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

202 broken records

Margins by which the 202 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1929

Top 20 records on 17 February 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1929	Black Springs, AU	all-time rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1929	Palermo, IT	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1929	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1929	Urana (Cocketgedong), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1929	Clark, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1929	Walwa, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1929	Husum, DE	monthly snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1929	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1929	Helena Wb City, US	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1929	Cumnock (Willow Park), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1929	Arthurville (Cramond), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1929	Zerbst, DE	all-time snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1929	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1929	Karlsruhe, DE	daily low min	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1929	Magdeburg, DE	monthly snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1929	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	all-time snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1929	Rock Rapids, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1929	Menasha, US	all-time snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1929	Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	54 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1929	Urana (Butherwah), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	26 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1929. 1929 had 234 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 50	185
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2