Weather Records on 17 February 1968

350 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1968. Highest significance: Adavale Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 17 February 1968

On 17 February 1968, 350 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 335 daily.
Adavale Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 17 February 1968.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

350 stations

350 station records on 17 February 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Adavale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.9 mm (8.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Netherdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keeroongooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	159.0 cm (62.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Runge	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	212.1 mm (8.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dufur	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valle de Santiago	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bladensburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco de Los Romo (Sm	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holualoa Beach 68	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Essex Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Denver	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	96.0 cm (37.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Iramuco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hobbs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

350 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 17 February 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 17 February 1968 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 335.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

294 broken records

Margins by which the 294 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1968

Top 20 records on 17 February 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1968	Adavale Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1968	Oakwood, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1968	Bayrick, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1968	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1968	Windorah Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1968	Tafjord, NO	all-time snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1968	Lysebotn, NO	monthly snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1968	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	monthly snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1968	Hovlandsdal, NO	monthly snow depth	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1968	Prairie Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1968	Bowen Post Office, AU	daily rain	213.9 mm (8.4 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1968	Netherdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	273.1 mm (10.8 in)	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1968	Kenai AP, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1968	Keeroongooloo, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1968	Marquette, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1968	Puthendam, IN	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1968	Kyabra, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1968	Verma, NO	daily snow depth	159.0 cm (62.6 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1968	Orland, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1968	Shoshone 1 WNW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	57 years	32 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1968. 1968 had 350 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	276
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1