Weather Records on 17 February 1976

1,421 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1976. Highest significance: Watseka Public Works, US.

Key Facts for 17 February 1976

On 17 February 1976, 1,421 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,009 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 1,348 daily.
Watseka Public Works set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 17 February 1976.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

1,421 stations

1,421 station records on 17 February 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquito Creek Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	123.0 cm (48.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lagrange	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Araujos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,421 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 387, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 622, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 17 February 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	387
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	622
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 17 February 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 73, daily 1,348.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,124 broken records

Margins by which the 1,124 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 460.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1976

Top 20 records on 17 February 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1976	Watseka Public Works, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	82 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1976	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	65 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1976	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1976	Whitestown, US	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1976	Beaver Dam, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1976	Tiffin, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1976	Noblesville River, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1976	Millport 4 NE, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1976	Kane 1NNE, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1976	Ridgway, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1976	Chippewa Lake, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1976	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1976	Fremont, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1976	Anderson Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1976	Sidell 4N, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1976	Toledo Blade, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1976	Upper Sandusky, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1976	Mosquito Creek Lake, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1976	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily snow depth	123.0 cm (48.4 in)	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	73 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1976	Lagrange, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	48 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1976. 1976 had 1,421 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	1,113
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1