Weather Records on 17 February 1960

222 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1960. Highest significance: Hawi 168, US.

Key Facts for 17 February 1960

On 17 February 1960, 222 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 219 daily.
Hawi 168 set a daily record precipitation of 105.4 mm (4.1 in) on 17 February 1960.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

222 stations

222 station records on 17 February 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Nonowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lovington 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Erlistoun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cunyu Shearing Shed	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Allardt	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seminole	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Lorenzana	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Randolph 5 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rjazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

222 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 71, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 17 February 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 17 February 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 219.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

178 broken records

Margins by which the 178 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1960

Top 20 records on 17 February 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1960	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1960	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1960	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1960	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1960	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1960	Whyalla (Nonowie), AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1960	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1960	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1960	Wytheville, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1960	Lovington 2 WNW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1960	Honohina 137, US	daily rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1960	Makaweli 965, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1960	Olaa 92, US	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1960	El Dorado Goodwin Fld, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1960	Deakin, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1960	Niulii 179, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1960	Hillgrove Station, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1960	Lyon - St Exupery, FR	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1960	Erlistoun, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1960	Hornepayne, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 years	27 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1960. 1960 had 222 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 25	144
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1