Weather Records on 17 February 1980

954 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1980. Highest significance: Saugus Pwr Plt 1, US.

Key Facts for 17 February 1980

On 17 February 1980, 954 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
295 were record highs and 232 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 932 daily.
Saugus Pwr Plt 1 set a daily record precipitation of 110.5 mm (4.4 in) on 17 February 1980.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

954 stations

954 station records on 17 February 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saugus Pwr Plt 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Acton Escondido Fc261	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bergville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Westhaven	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Borrego Desert Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Freguesia da Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pacoima Dam Fc33A-E	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Abydos Woodstock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goose A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hernandez 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxnard	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mmabatho Arpt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Ni Fc102C	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Paula	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Letaba Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellery Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mendota Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Dimas Fire Fc 95	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Topanga Patrol Fc-6	United States	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 7 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cajazeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lytle Creek Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poway Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Clemente Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Soledad	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Los Banos	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gilmer 4 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bhubaneswar	India	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ojos Negros	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

954 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 277, Lowest daily minimum 147, Heaviest daily rainfall 338, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 17 February 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	277
Lowest daily minimum	147
Heaviest daily rainfall	338
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 17 February 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 932.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

798 broken records

Margins by which the 798 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1980

Top 20 records on 17 February 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1980	Saugus Pwr Plt 1, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1980	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1980	Santa Barbara, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1980	Ojai, US	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	111.7 mm (4.4 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1980	Acton Escondido Fc261, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1980	Salgueiro, BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1980	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1980	Bergville (Mag), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1980	Idalia, ZA	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1980	Westhaven, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1980	Premier Mine-Cullinan, ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1980	Borrego Desert Park, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1980	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1980	Turlock #2, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1980	Freguesia da Escada, BR	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1980	San Luis Obispo Poly, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1980	King City, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1980	Pacoima Dam Fc33A-E, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1980	Abydos Woodstock, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1980	Goose A, CA	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 years	44 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1980. 1980 had 954 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	746
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1