Weather Records on 17 February 1940

330 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1940. Highest significance: Greifswald, DE.

Key Facts for 17 February 1940

On 17 February 1940, 330 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 313 daily.
Greifswald set a daily record snow depth of 70.0 cm (27.6 in) on 17 February 1940.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

330 stations

330 station records on 17 February 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Reno	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chickasha	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	63.0 cm (24.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reserve	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tulia 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thurman	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lamesa 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Interst Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

330 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 17 February 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 17 February 1940 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 13, daily 313.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

287 broken records

Margins by which the 287 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 460.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1940

Top 20 records on 17 February 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1940	Greifswald, DE	daily snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1940	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low min	-19.2 C (-2.6 F)	9.2 C (16.6 F)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1940	Ft Reno, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1940	Putbus, DE	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1940	Medicine Lodge, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1940	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1940	Marianna Sch For Boys, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1940	Weston 2 SE, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1940	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily low min	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1940	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily low min	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	8.5 C (15.3 F)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1940	Magdeburg, DE	daily low min	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1940	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1940	Minneapolis, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1940	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1940	Saint Leo, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1940	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low max	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1940	St Augustine, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1940	Morgan City, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1940	Pearl River, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1940	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 years	35 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1940. 1940 had 330 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	276
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1