Weather Records on 17 February 1962

397 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1962. Highest significance: Huron Rgnl AP, US.

Key Facts for 17 February 1962

On 17 February 1962, 397 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 373 daily.
Huron Rgnl AP set an all-time record daily snowfall of 40.4 cm (15.9 in) on 17 February 1962.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

397 stations

397 station records on 17 February 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.4 cm (15.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Canistota 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hertzogville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nenzel 20 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canistota 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Denver WSO City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Old Mapoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kassler	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longvalley	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	199.0 cm (78.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lynch	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	141.0 cm (55.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

397 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 118, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 17 February 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	118
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 17 February 1962 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 18, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

344 broken records

Margins by which the 344 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 410.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1962

Top 20 records on 17 February 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1962	Huron Rgnl AP, US	all-time snowfall	40.4 cm (15.9 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1962	Huron Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1962	Parkston 8 ENE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1962	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1962	Northwood, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1962	Canistota 2 N, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1962	Academy 2NE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1962	Alexandria, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1962	Sioux Falls, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1962	Armour, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1962	Marion, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1962	White Lake, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1962	Gregory, US	monthly rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1962	Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1962	Hertzogville (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1962	Albert Lea 3SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1962	Onida 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1962	Tyndall, US	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1962	Winner, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1962	Nenzel 20 S, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 397 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	321
100 to 200	20
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1