Weather Records on 17 February 1965

332 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1965. Highest significance: Aiyansh, CA.

Key Facts for 17 February 1965

On 17 February 1965, 332 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 325 daily.
Aiyansh set a daily record precipitation of 60.7 mm (2.4 in) on 17 February 1965.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

332 stations

332 station records on 17 February 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aiyansh	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandhoogte (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McCamey	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Umari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tree Point Lt STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bogalusa	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Echo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Polson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

332 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 17 February 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 17 February 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 325.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

269 broken records

Margins by which the 269 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 1965

Top 20 records on 17 February 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1965	Aiyansh, CA	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1965	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1965	Smithville, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1965	Millen 4 N, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1965	Fairview, CA	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1965	Hornepayne, CA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1965	Hornepayne, CA	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1965	Walterboro 1 SW, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1965	Medicine Lake 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1965	Franklinton, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1965	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1965	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1965	Hattiesburg 5SW, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1965	Ballinger 2 NW, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1965	Swellendam (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1965	Sandhoogte (Pur), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1965	Dublin, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1965	Lisbon, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1965	McCamey, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1965	Brooklet 1 W, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	30 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1965. 1965 had 332 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	256
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1