Weather Records on 17 February 1947

274 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1947. Highest significance: Kynnersley, AU.

Key Facts for 17 February 1947

On 17 February 1947, 274 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 268 daily.
Kynnersley set a daily record precipitation of 90.4 mm (3.6 in) on 17 February 1947.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

274 stations

274 station records on 17 February 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kynnersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nickelin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palandu	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rushy Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kalangadoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Currais Novos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bunkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chinocup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Narada Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nyabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.2 C (-9.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Alfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Balandapara	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hindol	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
The Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yallingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aldervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadrak	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mogoca	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Durrunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

274 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 February 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 February 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 268.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

220 broken records

Margins by which the 220 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1947

Top 20 records on 17 February 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1947	Kynnersley, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1947	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1947	Nickelin, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1947	Palandu, IN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1947	Rushy Pool, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1947	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1947	Kalangadoo, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1947	Currais Novos, BR	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1947	Revelstoke, CA	monthly high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1947	Cuttack, IN	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1947	Bunkin, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1947	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1947	Chinocup, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1947	Galway, IE	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1947	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1947	Narada Downs, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1947	Lowestoft, GB	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	54 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1947	Lemon Cove, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1947	Nyabing, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1947	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	63 years	26 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1947. 1947 had 274 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	202
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1