Weather Records on 17 February 1951

358 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1951. Highest significance: Bergplaats, ZA.

Key Facts for 17 February 1951

On 17 February 1951, 358 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 348 daily.
Bergplaats set a daily record precipitation of 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 17 February 1951.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

358 stations

358 station records on 17 February 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Broadford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.5 C (-51.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amsterdam (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Slurry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Myrniong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.8 C (-23.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kondut East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.6 C (-35.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meredith (Wattle Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.7 C (-30.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.6 C (-33.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.8 C (-21.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-39.6 C (-39.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.2 C (-27.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.7 C (-23.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.6 C (-37.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.4 C (-19.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.1 C (-25.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-36.3 C (-33.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.9 C (-25.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.5 C (-26.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Langsloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-53.7 C (-64.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-34.8 C (-30.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Voronez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.9 C (-23.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-42.5 C (-44.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-32.4 C (-26.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

358 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 17 February 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 17 February 1951 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 6, daily 348.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

298 broken records

Margins by which the 298 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1951

Top 20 records on 17 February 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1951	Bergplaats, ZA	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1951	Broadford, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1951	Illawarra, ZA	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1951	Hanty-Mansijsk, RU	all-time low min	-46.5 C (-51.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1951	Amsterdam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1951	Slurry, ZA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1951	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1951	Myrniong, AU	all-time rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1951	Paynesville, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1951	Ludlow, ZA	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1951	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily low max	-30.8 C (-23.4 F)	10.3 C (18.5 F)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1951	Kondut East, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1951	Kustanai, KZ	all-time low min	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1951	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1951	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily low min	-37.6 C (-35.7 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	59 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1951	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	67 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1951	Iola, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1951	Meredith (Wattle Vale), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1951	Schreiber, CA	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1951	Elatma, RU	daily low min	-34.7 C (-30.5 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	50 years	28 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1951. 1951 had 358 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	270
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2