Weather Records on 17 February 1969

604 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1969. Highest significance: Muccan, AU.

Key Facts for 17 February 1969

On 17 February 1969, 604 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 265 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 568 daily.
Muccan set an all-time record daily precipitation of 204.5 mm (8.1 in) on 17 February 1969.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

604 stations

604 station records on 17 February 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lexington	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bishopville 1.4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Randleman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wadesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tabba Tabba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enka	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shamrock	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-22.3 C (-8.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carlindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

604 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 164, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 132.

Records on 17 February 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	164
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	132

Records on 17 February 1969 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 20, daily 568.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

530 broken records

Margins by which the 530 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1969

Top 20 records on 17 February 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1969	Muccan, AU	all-time rain	204.5 mm (8.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1969	Warrawagine, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1969	Mulyie, AU	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1969	Lexington, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1969	Florence 8 NE, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1969	Morganton, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1969	Canton 1 SW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1969	Shelby 2 NW, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1969	Caroleen, US	all-time snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1969	Morganton, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1969	Monroe 2 SE, US	all-time snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1969	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1969	Asheboro 2 W, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1969	Asheboro 2 W, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1969	Elkin, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1969	Bishopville 1.4 ENE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1969	Landrum 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1969	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1969	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1969	Pawnee City, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 years	46 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1969. 1969 had 604 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 100	477
100 to 200	36
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	4
500 to 600	2