Weather Records on 17 February 1931

212 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1931. Highest significance: Vashon Island, US.

Key Facts for 17 February 1931

On 17 February 1931, 212 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 206 daily.
Vashon Island set a daily record precipitation of 50.5 mm (2.0 in) on 17 February 1931.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

212 stations

212 station records on 17 February 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vashon Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Banpur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Midnapore	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pal-Lahara	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Talcher	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	136.0 cm (53.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gowrie (Rotherfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nimagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jallesore	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ghatampur	India	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kellys Plain (Haroldston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hajo	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.3 C (-49.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cheltenham 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Maudeha	India	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	146.0 cm (57.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	192.0 cm (75.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Erambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Desuri	India	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Machilpur	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Derapur	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinac Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ranchi	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.7 C (-5.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	233.0 cm (91.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Russelkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

212 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 17 February 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 17 February 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 206.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

165 broken records

Margins by which the 165 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1931

Top 20 records on 17 February 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1931	Vashon Island, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1931	Willapa Harbor, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1931	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1931	Banpur, IN	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1931	Bolpur, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1931	Midnapore, IN	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1931	Lugano, CH	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1931	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily low min	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1931	Pal-Lahara, IN	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1931	Soro, IN	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	25 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1931	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1931	Talcher, IN	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1931	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily snow depth	136.0 cm (53.5 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1931	Gowrie (Rotherfield), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1931	Nimagee, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1931	Pesaro, IT	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1931	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1931	Williamson, US	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1931	Parry Sound, CA	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1931	Welland, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	46 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1931. 1931 had 212 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	159
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2