Weather Records on 17 February 1956

1,082 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1956. Highest significance: Wyndham Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 17 February 1956

On 17 February 1956, 1,082 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
188 were record highs and 454 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,053 daily.
Wyndham Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 156.0 mm (6.1 in) on 17 February 1956.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,082 stations

1,082 station records on 17 February 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sprague	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Hall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Irvingdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burragate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-25.8 C (-14.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stanhope	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-28.1 C (-18.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yenda (Henry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,082 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 218, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 236, Heaviest daily rainfall 273, Heaviest daily snowfall 136, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 17 February 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	218
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	236
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	136
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 17 February 1956 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 23, daily 1,053.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

911 broken records

Margins by which the 911 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1956

Top 20 records on 17 February 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1956	Wyndham Post Office, AU	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1956	Dover 1 W, US	monthly rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1956	Sprague, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1956	Detroit, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1956	Wilgerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1956	Bowie, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1956	Rocky Hall Post Office, AU	all-time rain	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1956	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1956	Buckley 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1956	Huntington 1, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1956	Collarenebri (Goondoobluie), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1956	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1956	Wadena 3 S, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1956	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1956	Cameron Falls, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1956	Saint Ignatius, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1956	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1956	Irvingdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1956	Burragate Post Office, AU	monthly rain	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1956	Pilliga Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	39 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 1,082 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	848
50 to 100	41
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1