Weather Records on 17 February 1934

344 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1934. Highest significance: Boulia Airport, AU.

Key Facts for 17 February 1934

On 17 February 1934, 344 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
111 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 326 daily.
Boulia Airport set a daily record precipitation of 102.1 mm (4.0 in) on 17 February 1934.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

344 stations

344 station records on 17 February 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vosburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jalpaiguri	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgandra (Berida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tintinara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mazbat(Majbat)	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mekliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bijni	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rangia	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Araria	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nalbari	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hajo	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mangaldai	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Big Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Balipara(Addibar) Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tennyson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pondooma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

344 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 February 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 February 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 326.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

305 broken records

Margins by which the 305 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1934

Top 20 records on 17 February 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1934	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1934	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1934	Mongpoo, IN	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1934	Vosburg, ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1934	Dandaloo (Skye), AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1934	Collbran, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1934	Gannapan, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1934	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1934	Sydney, CA	daily low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	58 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1934	Jalpaiguri, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1934	Gilgandra (Berida), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1934	Kristianstad, SE	monthly high max	11.0 C (51.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1934	Luz (Estacao), BR	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1934	Tintinara, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1934	Mazbat(Majbat), IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1934	Harnosand, SE	monthly high min	4.6 C (40.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1934	Gavle, SE	monthly high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	42 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1934	Mc Cool Junction, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1934	Tezpur, IN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1934	Mekliganj, IN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1934. 1934 had 344 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	282
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1