Weather Records on 17 February 1953

369 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1953. Highest significance: Cudgen Plantation, AU.

Key Facts for 17 February 1953

On 17 February 1953, 369 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 361 daily.
Cudgen Plantation set a daily record precipitation of 204.7 mm (8.1 in) on 17 February 1953.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

369 stations

369 station records on 17 February 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.7 mm (8.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	341.4 mm (13.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.3 mm (9.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	269.0 mm (10.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Delungra (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Neranghi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	318.8 mm (12.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Broadwater Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Abbotsford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dutton Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mayne Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oxley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taabinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

369 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 264, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 17 February 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 17 February 1953 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 361.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

336 broken records

Margins by which the 336 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 450.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1953

Top 20 records on 17 February 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1953	Cudgen Plantation, AU	daily rain	204.7 mm (8.1 in)	134.8 mm (5.3 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1953	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	341.4 mm (13.4 in)	263.9 mm (10.4 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1953	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	243.3 mm (9.6 in)	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1953	Condong Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	269.0 mm (10.6 in)	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1953	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1953	Delungra (Craigmore), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1953	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1953	Barraba (Neranghi), AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1953	Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa, AU	daily rain	318.8 mm (12.6 in)	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1953	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	daily rain	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	191.2 mm (7.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1953	Walkerton, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1953	Wolston Park Hospital, AU	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1953	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1953	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1953	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1953	Broadwater Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1953	Abbotsford, AU	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1953	Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1953	Ernest Junction Rail STN, AU	daily rain	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1953	Salisbury Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	46 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1953. 1953 had 369 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	323
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1