Weather Records on 17 February 1996

1,115 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1996. Highest significance: Jersey City, US.

Key Facts for 17 February 1996

On 17 February 1996, 1,115 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
582 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,073 daily.
Jersey City set a daily record snowfall of 28.2 cm (11.1 in) on 17 February 1996.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,115 stations

1,115 station records on 17 February 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jersey City	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Chadds Ford 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Auke Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Enfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzyletrek	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chesterfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arcola	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rocco	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goldfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westchester Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Ludgero	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wigwam Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Finca Chicharras	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vallecitos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 5 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Fire STN #5	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Javier	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shepaug Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,115 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 348, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 234, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 107, Deepest snow cover 53.

Records on 17 February 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	348
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	234
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	107
Deepest snow cover	53

Records on 17 February 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 40, daily 1,073.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

823 broken records

Margins by which the 823 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1996

Top 20 records on 17 February 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1996	Jersey City, US	daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1996	Chadds Ford 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1996	Clarksville, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	97 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1996	Chesterfield, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1996	Marshall, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1996	Auke Bay, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1996	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	108 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1996	Enfield, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1996	Keene, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1996	Ely AP, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1996	Gyzyletrek, TM	all-time rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1996	Wick, GB	monthly rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1996	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1996	Falls Village, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1996	Lambertville, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1996	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1996	Quincy, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1996	Chesterfield, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1996	Colorado City, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1996	Blanding, US	monthly high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	68 years	40 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1996. 1996 had 1,115 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	755
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	8
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1