Weather Records on 17 February 1933

164 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1933. Highest significance: Maryborough, AU.

Key Facts for 17 February 1933

On 17 February 1933, 164 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 164 daily.
Maryborough set a daily record precipitation of 124.2 mm (4.9 in) on 17 February 1933.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

164 stations

164 station records on 17 February 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dantan	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kukrahati	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toombul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Dale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Point Escuminac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pinkenba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

164 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 17 February 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 17 February 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 164.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

146 broken records

Margins by which the 146 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1933

Top 20 records on 17 February 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1933	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1933	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1933	Howard Post Office, AU	daily rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1933	Pialba Post Office, AU	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	86.7 mm (3.4 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1933	Surat, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1933	Mungar Junction, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1933	Millmerran Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1933	Bungunya School, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1933	Dantan, IN	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1933	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1933	Coraki Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1933	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1933	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1933	Yengarie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1933	Bundaberg Post Office, AU	daily low max	24.6 C (76.3 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1933	Isis Junction Railway STN, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	5 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1933	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1933	Sunnybank Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1933	Brushgrove Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1933	Kukrahati, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	27 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1933. 1933 had 164 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 100	144
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1