Weather Records on 17 February 1991

771 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1991. Highest significance: Driggs, US.

Key Facts for 17 February 1991

On 17 February 1991, 771 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
231 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 738 daily.
Driggs set a daily record snowfall of 14.0 cm (5.5 in) on 17 February 1991.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

771 stations

771 station records on 17 February 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Midland	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	292.5 mm (11.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moron de la Frontera	Spain	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Weston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	435.0 mm (17.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	229.6 mm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jerez de la Frontera	Spain	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	400.0 mm (15.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Silkwood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	301.6 mm (11.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elphinstone Pocket No1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	211.0 mm (8.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clocolan (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Verblyding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshallville 1 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bellenden Ker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	505.0 mm (19.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	288.0 mm (11.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Lean	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Canton AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Peti	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Do Souza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Doorndraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Larrimah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Qaqortoq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mapumulo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cordoba Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Lexington 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Estevao Pinto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

771 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 92, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 17 February 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	92
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 17 February 1991 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 29, daily 738.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

591 broken records

Margins by which the 591 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 309.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1991

Top 20 records on 17 February 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1991	Driggs, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	83 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1991	Midland, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1991	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	292.5 mm (11.5 in)	176.4 mm (6.9 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1991	Pioche, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	102 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1991	Naboomspruit (Pol), ZA	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1991	Moron de la Frontera, ES	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1991	Weston 1 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1991	Bingil Bay, AU	all-time rain	435.0 mm (17.1 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1991	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	229.6 mm (9.0 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1991	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	117.7 mm (4.6 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1991	Jerez de la Frontera, ES	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1991	Midland, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1991	Murdo, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1991	Echeta 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1991	Tabankulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1991	Bemerside, AU	daily rain	400.0 mm (15.7 in)	309.0 mm (12.2 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1991	Colony, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1991	Silkwood Post Office, AU	daily rain	301.6 mm (11.9 in)	223.4 mm (8.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1991	Elphinstone Pocket No1, AU	daily rain	211.0 mm (8.3 in)	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1991	Clocolan (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	45 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1991. 1991 had 771 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	542
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1