Weather Records on 17 February 1985

622 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1985. Highest significance: Logan, US.

Key Facts for 17 February 1985

On 17 February 1985, 622 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 245 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 599 daily.
Logan set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 17 February 1985.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

622 stations

622 station records on 17 February 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Logan	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Guilin	China	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record snow depth	185.4 cm (73.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkaska	United States	Record snow depth	157.5 cm (62.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amesville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-30.5 C (-22.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record snow depth	144.8 cm (57.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Branchland 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nanchang	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lithopolis 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Galiwinku	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ekimchan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Changsha	China	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus-Valley Crossing	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamlin	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Catus	France	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Dos Cavalos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baise	China	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nanning	China	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gallipolis	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lauda-Konigshofen-Gerlachsheim	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tuxcueca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

622 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 136, Heaviest daily rainfall 105, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 146.

Records on 17 February 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	136
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	146

Records on 17 February 1985 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 18, daily 599.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

506 broken records

Margins by which the 506 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1219.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1985

Top 20 records on 17 February 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1985	Logan, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1985	Guilin, CN	monthly rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1985	Halmstad, SE	daily low max	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1985	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1985	E Jordan, US	daily snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1985	Jian, CN	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1985	Oberlin, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1985	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily snow depth	185.4 cm (73.0 in)	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1985	Kalkaska, US	daily snow depth	157.5 cm (62.0 in)	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1985	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1985	Princeville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1985	Amesville, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1985	Minonk, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1985	Nancheng, CN	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1985	Harnosand, SE	daily low min	-30.5 C (-22.9 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1985	Grand Haven Fire Dept, US	daily snow depth	144.8 cm (57.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1985	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily high min	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	86 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1985	Branchland 1 N, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1985	Pitea, SE	daily low min	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1985	Chippewa Lake, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	83 years	41 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 622 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 200	495
200 to 400	6
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	2
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1