Weather Records on 17 February 1932

390 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1932. Highest significance: Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU.

Key Facts for 17 February 1932

On 17 February 1932, 390 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 373 daily.
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio set a daily record precipitation of 153.9 mm (6.1 in) on 17 February 1932.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

390 stations

390 station records on 17 February 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wollong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minchinbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda (Springdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah River	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

390 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 190, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 17 February 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	190
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 17 February 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

333 broken records

Margins by which the 333 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1524.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1932

Top 20 records on 17 February 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1932	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1932	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1932	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1932	Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1932	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1932	Albion, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1932	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1932	Aberdeen (Main Rd), AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1932	St Marys Bowling Club, AU	monthly rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1932	Mena, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1932	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1932	Raymond Terrace Post Office, AU	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1932	Penrith Ladbury Avenue, AU	daily rain	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1932	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1932	Wollong, AU	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1932	Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd), AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1932	Emu Plains, AU	monthly rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1932	Minchinbury, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1932	Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals), AU	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1932	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)

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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1932. 1932 had 390 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 200	330
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1