Weather Records on 17 February 1997

841 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1997. Highest significance: Kalispell Glacier AP, US.

Key Facts for 17 February 1997

On 17 February 1997, 841 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
264 were record highs and 173 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 809 daily.
Kalispell Glacier AP set a daily record snow depth of 99.1 cm (39.0 in) on 17 February 1997.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

841 stations

841 station records on 17 February 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Morungaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	128.7 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fedafjorden II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Egersund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nelaug	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kilegrend	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hognestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kielder Castle	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lista Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vigmostad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Ester	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tovdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tancochapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flekkefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmorgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Towera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	109.0 cm (42.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palmitos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aranyaprathet	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Itapira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mogen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rockdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Itatiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dona Catarina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Samaria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

841 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 303, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 17 February 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	303
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 17 February 1997 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 24, daily 809.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

657 broken records

Margins by which the 657 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1997

Top 20 records on 17 February 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 February 1997	Morungaba, BR	daily rain	128.7 mm (5.1 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1997	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1997	Utsira Fyr, NO	monthly rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1997	Britt 3E, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1997	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1997	West Leichhardt Station, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1997	Fedafjorden II, NO	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1997	Egersund, NO	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1997	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	3 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1997	Nelaug, NO	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1997	Miller, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1997	Kilegrend, NO	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1997	Hognestad, NO	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1997	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1997	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1997	Kurilsk, RU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1997	Kielder Castle, GB	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1997	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1997	Mardie, AU	daily rain	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	63 years	44 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1997. 1997 had 841 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	634
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	1