Weather Records on 17 February 1939

755 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1939. Highest significance: Box Creek Tank, AU.

Key Facts for 17 February 1939

On 17 February 1939, 755 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 739 daily.
Box Creek Tank set a daily record precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 17 February 1939.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

755 stations

755 station records on 17 February 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Box Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yalcowinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arumpo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parragundy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paika	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Wamberra Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Dee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brid Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toolleen (Ryan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Henley Woolshed	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Memsie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riddells Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bulandshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Bonuna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bamawm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toorak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Longford (Denton Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wynyard State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geranium	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Panban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tin Tin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leichardt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Runnymede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sassafras Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Daylesford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colbinabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warbreccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

755 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 620, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 17 February 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	620
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 17 February 1939 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 13, daily 739.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

705 broken records

Margins by which the 705 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 1939

Top 20 records on 17 February 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1939	Box Creek Tank, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1939	Teryawynia, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1939	Kyneton Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1939	Barkerville, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1939	Barkerville, CA	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1939	Yalcowinna, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1939	Eulo Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1939	Arumpo, AU	all-time rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1939	Parragundy, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1939	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1939	Paika, AU	all-time rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1939	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1939	Ringarooma (Charles Street), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1939	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1939	Wentworth (Wamberra Station), AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1939	Glen Dee, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1939	Brid Farm, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1939	St Patricks River (Targa Farm), AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1939	Branxholm (Stoke Street), AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1939	Scottsdale, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1939. 1939 had 755 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	701
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1