Weather Records on 17 February 1961

734 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1961. Highest significance: Kottayam P.W.D, IN.

Key Facts for 17 February 1961

On 17 February 1961, 734 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
381 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 718 daily.
Kottayam P.W.D set a daily record precipitation of 83.1 mm (3.3 in) on 17 February 1961.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

734 stations

734 station records on 17 February 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Trichur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Inga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvalla	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yandarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shencottah	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Avondale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kallatty	India	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paravur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
West Quarter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roberts 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kanjirapally	India	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

734 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 122, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 259, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 280, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 17 February 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	122
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	259
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	280
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 17 February 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 718.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

616 broken records

Margins by which the 616 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1961

Top 20 records on 17 February 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1961	Kottayam P.W.D, IN	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1961	Trichur, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1961	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1961	Changenachery, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1961	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1961	Hempstead, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1961	Kadayanallur, IN	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1961	Isis Downs, AU	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1961	Forest Vale, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1961	Inga, BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1961	Thiruvalla, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1961	Purcellville, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1961	Yandarloo, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1961	Beiarn, NO	daily rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1961	Perola Park, AU	all-time rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1961	Shencottah, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1961	Haripad, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1961	Thadikarekonam, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1961	Corona Downs, AU	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1961	Avondale, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	42 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 734 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 100	602
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1