Weather Records on 17 February 1948

890 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1948. Highest significance: Sheoganj, IN.

Key Facts for 17 February 1948

On 17 February 1948, 890 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
598 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 865 daily.
Sheoganj set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 17 February 1948.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

890 stations

890 station records on 17 February 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sheoganj	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Narra Allen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gunningbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Box Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vananda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Erambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Kaluga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rye Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wattle Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shepherds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tooraweenah (Denham St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frogmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mayuram	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kattumannarkoil	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Mumble Peg)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook Cove	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record snow depth	710.0 cm (279.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

890 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 363, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 235, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 17 February 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	363
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	235
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 17 February 1948 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 865.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

713 broken records

Margins by which the 713 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 550.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1948

Top 20 records on 17 February 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1948	Sheoganj, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1948	Wellwood, ZA	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1948	Molong (King St), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1948	Boorowa Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1948	Valemount, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1948	Valemount, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1948	Anacortes, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1948	Narra Allen, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1948	Exwell Park, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1948	Gunningbar, AU	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1948	Pemberton Meadows, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1948	Collerina (Corrella), AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1948	Box Cowell, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1948	Greenethorpe (Iandra), AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1948	Vananda, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1948	Ilford (Warrangunyah), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1948	Gooloogong Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1948	Parksville, CA	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1948	Toronto, CA	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1948	Gnomery, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	36 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1948. 1948 had 890 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	708
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1