Weather Records on 17 February 1967

611 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1967. Highest significance: Gosford (Gertrude Place), AU.

Key Facts for 17 February 1967

On 17 February 1967, 611 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 600 daily.
Gosford (Gertrude Place) set a daily record precipitation of 140.5 mm (5.5 in) on 17 February 1967.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

611 stations

611 station records on 17 February 1967 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1967: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Addison Dam 45	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Ferry Dam 5O	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zalma 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sume (Sao Tome)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wittebank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilee Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Tree	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bovenlandsplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Ferry Dam 5O	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Itagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Alphen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bullara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dwars-In-Die-Weg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Narara Research Stati	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heaslip	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Verkeerdevlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

611 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1967 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 139, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 17 February 1967 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	139
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 17 February 1967 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 600.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

504 broken records

Margins by which the 504 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1967

Top 20 records on 17 February 1967 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1967	Gosford (Gertrude Place), AU	daily rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1967	Addison Dam 45, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1967	Lares, PR	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1967	Elko, CA	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1967	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1967	Corozal Substn, PR	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1967	Harrison, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1967	Fords Ferry Dam 5O, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1967	Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1967	Wondai Post Office, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1967	Zalma 4 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1967	Sume (Sao Tome), BR	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1967	Wittebank, ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1967	Union 3 SSE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1967	Margaret River Station, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1967	Baynesfield Estate, ZA	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1967	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1967	Jubilee Downs, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1967	Birch Tree, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1967	Franklin, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	92 years	38 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 1967

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1967. 1967 had 611 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	360
25 to 50	72
50 to 75	37
75 to 100	13
100 to 125	14
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1