Weather Records on 17 February 1963

303 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1963. Highest significance: Gleneva, AU.

Key Facts for 17 February 1963

On 17 February 1963, 303 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 296 daily.
Gleneva set a daily record precipitation of 41.4 mm (1.6 in) on 17 February 1963.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

303 stations

303 station records on 17 February 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gleneva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yandanooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Willigulli North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cabrobo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.3 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northampton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Naraling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chickasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Isseka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Urella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cwencwe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lajes (Itaretama)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sitio Passagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Landsdown	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ogilvie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aracati	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Den Haag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bele (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walters	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Imbil Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carlisle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vaalbank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mangum	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mumby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Independencia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Black Lake	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

303 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 127, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 17 February 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	127
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 17 February 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 296.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

254 broken records

Margins by which the 254 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1963

Top 20 records on 17 February 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1963	Gleneva, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1963	Yandanooka, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1963	Frederick, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1963	Willigulli North, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1963	Frederick, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1963	Cabrobo, BR	daily rain	106.3 mm (4.2 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1963	Sao Miguel, BR	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1963	Northampton, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1963	Naraling, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1963	Pommelsbrunn, DE	daily snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1963	Celaya (Smn), MX	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1963	Chickasha, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1963	Bowie, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1963	Isseka, AU	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1963	Greenvale, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1963	Woodfort, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1963	Urella, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1963	Cochrane, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	45 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1963	Cwencwe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1963	Lawton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	34 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1963. 1963 had 303 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	233
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1