Weather Records on 17 February 1946

341 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1946. Highest significance: Roopena, AU.

Key Facts for 17 February 1946

On 17 February 1946, 341 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 316 daily.
Roopena set an all-time record daily precipitation of 166.1 mm (6.5 in) on 17 February 1946.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

341 stations

341 station records on 17 February 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tumby Bay (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bruce	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woocalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lawloit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingoonya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wynarka (Hooper)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coondambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston on Murray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Siam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington (Ware Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Eba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Mullaquana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huonville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mannum (Sanderston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roto (Coombie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biscuit Flat (Woolmit)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Purple Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Nectar Brook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moorook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leaghur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coward Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Mulberrygong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Watchupga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Commodore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tutye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Mahanewo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

341 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 17 February 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 17 February 1946 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 16, daily 316.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

306 broken records

Margins by which the 306 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1946

Top 20 records on 17 February 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1946	Roopena, AU	all-time rain	166.1 mm (6.5 in)	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	7 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1946	Tumby Bay (Hillview), AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1946	Pottangi, IN	monthly rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1946	Bruce, AU	monthly rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1946	Woocalla, AU	all-time rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1946	Lawloit, AU	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1946	Fulham Park, AU	all-time rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1946	Woomera (Oakden Hills), AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1946	Quorn (Round Hill), AU	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1946	Kingoonya, AU	all-time rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1946	Wynarka (Hooper), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1946	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1946	Coondambo, AU	all-time rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1946	Mount Wedge, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1946	Mutooroo, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1946	Kingston on Murray, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1946	Harrogate, AU	all-time rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1946	Sohagpur, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1946	Yudnapinna, AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1946	Siam, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	41 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1946. 1946 had 341 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 50	287
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1