Weather Records on 17 February 1964

184 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1964. Highest significance: Cape Agulhas, ZA.

Key Facts for 17 February 1964

On 17 February 1964, 184 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 181 daily.
Cape Agulhas set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 17 February 1964.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

184 stations

184 station records on 17 February 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vrugbaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.6 cm (15.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Kroon (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Langgewens (Wrs)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corner Brook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camargo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yarima	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rochelle 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lensahn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wydgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aracatiacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prudente de Morais	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Botataboomen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mamagalieskraal Suid(Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Silver City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfstein/Pfalz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Villiersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsrus (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pirmasens	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Villahermosa (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

184 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 72, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 17 February 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	72
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 17 February 1964 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 181.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

146 broken records

Margins by which the 146 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 183.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1964

Top 20 records on 17 February 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1964	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1964	Vrugbaar, ZA	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1964	Grindstone Island, CA	daily snowfall	38.6 cm (15.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1964	Grindstone Island, CA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1964	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1964	Piqua, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1964	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1964	De Kroon (Irr), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1964	Langgewens (Wrs), ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1964	Belle Isle, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1964	Tuba City, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	53 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1964	Fort McPherson, CA	daily low max	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	67 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1964	Corner Brook, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1964	Winkelman 6 S, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1964	Payson Rs, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	53 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1964	Franklin, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1964	Randle 1 E, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1964	Miami, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1964	Yuma Citrus STN, US	daily low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	25 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1964	Camargo (Smn), MX	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	53 years	23 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1964. 1964 had 184 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	131
25 to 50	8
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2