Weather Records on 17 February 1993

2,102 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1993. Highest significance: Warenda, AU.

Key Facts for 17 February 1993

On 17 February 1993, 2,102 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
323 were record highs and 944 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 72 monthly and 2,027 daily.
Warenda set a daily record precipitation of 129.0 mm (5.1 in) on 17 February 1993.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 17 February 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Avon	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Foraker	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lyman	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Barros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnatus	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marmboo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mengzi	China	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cesario Lange	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pot-the-Red	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgton 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.9 cm (15.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon UNIV Mo - SW Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wellfleet	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,102 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 163, Lowest daily maximum 502, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 442, Heaviest daily rainfall 347, Heaviest daily snowfall 195, Deepest snow cover 293.

Records on 17 February 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	163
Lowest daily maximum	502
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	442
Heaviest daily rainfall	347
Heaviest daily snowfall	195
Deepest snow cover	293

Records on 17 February 1993 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 72, daily 2,027.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,745 broken records

Margins by which the 1,745 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1993

Top 20 records on 17 February 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1993	Warenda, AU	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1993	Avon, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	83 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1993	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	82 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1993	Foraker, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1993	Ft Bidwell, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1993	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	90 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1993	Sharon Springs, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1993	Libby 32 SSE, US	daily low min	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	18.9 C (34.0 F)	82 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1993	Winburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1993	Wray, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1993	Lyman, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1993	Los Alamos, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	78 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1993	Pedro Barros, BR	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1993	Cincinnatus, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1993	Sterling, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1993	Buena Vista STN, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1993	Callao, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1993	Kaycee, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1993	Huili, CN	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 1993	Ambo Station, AU	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1993. 1993 had 2,102 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 February 1993
Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,641
100 to 200	85
200 to 300	14
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2