Weather Records on 17 February 1992

593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1992. Highest significance: Biloxi, US.

Key Facts for 17 February 1992

On 17 February 1992, 593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
278 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 580 daily.
Biloxi set a daily record precipitation of 118.1 mm (4.6 in) on 17 February 1992.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

593 stations

593 station records on 17 February 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Koumac (Nlle-Caledo	New Caledonia [France]	Record daily precipitation	977.0 mm (38.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sihota	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lipan 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh 8 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gulfport Naval Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scaddan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
I Dunno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific House	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashburn 3 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palmyra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colquitt 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saucier Exp Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Herington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ceduna AMO	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caduao	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morelos 77	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

593 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 17 February 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 17 February 1992 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 580.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

445 broken records

Margins by which the 445 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 675.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1992

Top 20 records on 17 February 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1992	Biloxi, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	93 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1992	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1992	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	93 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1992	Pavillion, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1992	Koumac (Nlle-Caledo, NC	daily rain	977.0 mm (38.5 in)	675.0 mm (26.6 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1992	Blanca 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1992	Houma, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1992	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1992	Thomasville 7 NE, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1992	Circle Valley, AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1992	Lipan 4NW, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1992	Moultrie 2 ESE, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1992	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1992	Crescent Lake Nwr, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1992	Joao Pessoa, BR	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1992	Oshkosh 8 SW, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1992	Jonacatepec, MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1992	Princeton, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1992	Gulfport Naval Ctr, US	monthly rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1992	Hopewell, ZA	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	36 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1992. 1992 had 593 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	437
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1