Weather Records on 17 February 1938

529 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1938. Highest significance: Newry, AU.

Key Facts for 17 February 1938

On 17 February 1938, 529 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 511 daily.
Newry set an all-time record daily precipitation of 262.6 mm (10.3 in) on 17 February 1938.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

529 stations

529 station records on 17 February 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	262.6 mm (10.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ord River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koshkonong	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tekkali	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadrachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Gibson	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

529 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 80, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 291, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 17 February 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	80
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 17 February 1938 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 511.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

445 broken records

Margins by which the 445 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1938

Top 20 records on 17 February 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1938	Newry, AU	all-time rain	262.6 mm (10.3 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	14 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1938	Westcliffe, US	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1938	Gravette, US	monthly rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1938	Fayetteville, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1938	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1938	Bonham 3NNE, US	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1938	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1938	Carandotta Station, AU	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1938	Arthur City, US	monthly rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1938	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1938	Conway, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1938	Harrison, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1938	Madrid, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1938	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1938	Ft Smith, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1938	Rogers, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1938	Calvin, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1938	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1938	Springfield, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1938	Bisbee, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	44 years	45 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1938. 1938 had 529 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	432
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1