Weather Records on 17 February 1984

748 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1984. Highest significance: Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 17 February 1984

On 17 February 1984, 748 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
324 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 727 daily.
Ngqeleni (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 170.0 mm (6.7 in) on 17 February 1984.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

748 stations

748 station records on 17 February 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Richland	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu(Mill)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	264.0 mm (10.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Inchanga (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nqutu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	169.5 mm (6.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yelarbon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	212.5 mm (8.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Junta Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beechwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Comstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Park Valley	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wymah (Gwandallen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

748 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 209, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 82, Deepest snow cover 58.

Records on 17 February 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	209
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	82
Deepest snow cover	58

Records on 17 February 1984 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 727.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

576 broken records

Margins by which the 576 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1984

Top 20 records on 17 February 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1984	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1984	Richland, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	73 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1984	Durban-Cowie Rd. Nursery, ZA	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1984	Experiment Station, ZA	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1984	Eston, ZA	monthly rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1984	Umlaas Waterworks, ZA	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1984	Black Rock, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1984	Amatikulu(Mill), ZA	monthly rain	264.0 mm (10.4 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	7 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1984	Cuddalore, IN	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1984	Kulu Halt, ZA	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1984	Uloa, ZA	daily rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1984	Inchanga (Sar), ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1984	Gingindlovu, ZA	monthly rain	192.5 mm (7.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1984	Valley City 3 NNW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1984	Tooele, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1984	Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St), AU	daily rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1984	Nqutu (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1984	Riverview, ZA	daily rain	169.5 mm (6.7 in)	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1984	Makakatana, ZA	daily rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1984	Goodland, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	72 years	53 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1984. 1984 had 748 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	543
100 to 200	28
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1