Weather Records on 17 February 1966

480 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1966. Highest significance: Coruripe, BR.

Key Facts for 17 February 1966

On 17 February 1966, 480 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 229 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 467 daily.
Coruripe set a daily record precipitation of 57.0 mm (2.2 in) on 17 February 1966.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

480 stations

480 station records on 17 February 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coruripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	71.0 cm (28.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warralakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wandi Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Campion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arcoverde (Rio Branco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Depot Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westonia 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pixore de Baixo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taboleiro Do Meio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yandal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record snow depth	93.0 cm (36.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record snow depth	118.0 cm (46.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Varzea	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San German 4 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zanthus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dryden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record snow depth	93.0 cm (36.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nukinenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Piracuruca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mamakuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Limoeiro de Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karonie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

480 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 17 February 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 17 February 1966 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 467.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

407 broken records

Margins by which the 407 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1966

Top 20 records on 17 February 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1966	Coruripe, BR	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1966	Hovlandsdal, NO	daily snow depth	71.0 cm (28.0 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1966	Glenorn, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1966	Warralakin, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1966	Nieuwejaarsfontein, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1966	Emery, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1966	Wandi Farm, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1966	Barrinha, BR	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1966	Campion, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1966	Arcoverde (Rio Branco), BR	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1966	Jonkoping, SE	daily low min	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1966	Depot Springs, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1966	Jonkoping, SE	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	73 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1966	Westonia 1, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1966	Wingham (Lanark Close), AU	daily rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1966	Pixore de Baixo, BR	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1966	Taboleiro Do Meio, BR	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1966	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1966	Boras, SE	daily low min	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	73 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1966	Ulricehamn, SE	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	73 years	36 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1966. 1966 had 480 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	387
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1