Weather Records on 17 February 1979

1,965 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1979. Highest significance: Creighton, US.

Key Facts for 17 February 1979

On 17 February 1979, 1,965 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 1,241 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 57 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 1,837 daily.
Creighton set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 17 February 1979.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,965 stations

1,965 station records on 17 February 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Creighton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Verkykerskop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kiel-Kronshagen	Germany	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Schleswig	Germany	Record snow depth	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jever	Germany	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Terezinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ines	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kyritz	Germany	Record snow depth	63.0 cm (24.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morris River	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sebewaing	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lone Rock Tri Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire L&D 14	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bentley	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Channahon Dresden Isl Dam	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bellevue L/D 12	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Platteville	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,965 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 683, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 558, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 81, Deepest snow cover 416.

Records on 17 February 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	683
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	558
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	81
Deepest snow cover	416

Records on 17 February 1979 by timescale: all-time 57, monthly 71, daily 1,837.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,626 broken records

Margins by which the 1,626 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 711.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1979

Top 20 records on 17 February 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1979	Creighton, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1979	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1979	Loup City, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1979	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	90 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1979	Walnut, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1979	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	all-time low min	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1979	Aurora Water, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1979	Galesburg, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1979	Clinton #1, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1979	Ishpeming, US	all-time low min	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1979	Gaylord, US	all-time low min	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1979	Grayling, US	all-time low min	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1979	Kiel-Kronshagen, DE	daily snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1979	Escarcega (Smn), MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1979	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1979	Valentia Observatory, IE	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1979	Schleswig, DE	daily snow depth	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1979	Fulton L&D #13, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1979	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1979	Geneva, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1979. 1979 had 1,965 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	1,457
100 to 200	88
200 to 300	50
300 to 400	20
400 to 500	7
500 to 600	3
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1