Weather Records on 17 February 1930

367 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1930. Highest significance: Hvar, HR.

Key Facts for 17 February 1930

On 17 February 1930, 367 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
247 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 351 daily.
Hvar set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 17 February 1930.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

367 stations

367 station records on 17 February 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caloundra Signal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lochinvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kunderang East (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bakersfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

367 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 78, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 February 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	78
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 February 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 351.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

285 broken records

Margins by which the 285 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1930

Top 20 records on 17 February 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1930	Hvar, HR	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1930	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1930	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1930	Cooyar Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1930	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1930	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1930	Caloundra Signal Station, AU	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1930	Morpeth Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1930	Dalmorton Homestead, AU	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1930	Wandsworth (Strabanne), AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1930	Seal Rocks Camping Reserve, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1930	Jondaryan Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1930	Milan, IT	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1930	Kendall Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1930	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1930	Gresford Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1930	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1930	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1930	Bonshaw (Campbell St), AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1930	Hypoluxo, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	30 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1930. 1930 had 367 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	255
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1