Weather Records on 17 February 1999

697 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 1999. Highest significance: Coloso, PR.

Key Facts for 17 February 1999

On 17 February 1999, 697 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
299 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 685 daily.
Coloso set a daily record low maximum temperature of 22.8 C (73.0 F) on 17 February 1999.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

697 stations

697 station records on 17 February 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Merklingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Camp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watersmeet	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Granville Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Union de San Antonio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saxon 1WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mardathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madeline Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Tamazola	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mason Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Wing	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marrilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan (West Coast Pioneers Mu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Abashiri	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Freudenstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mundabullangana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Attenkam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rome R B Russell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oravska Lesna	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waleska	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Careacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jimma	Ethiopia	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Miehikkala Hauhia	Finland	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Santa Rosa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sutter Hill Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

697 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 186, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 17 February 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	186
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 17 February 1999 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 685.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

576 broken records

Margins by which the 576 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 450.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 1999

Top 20 records on 17 February 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 1999	Coloso, PR	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	83 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1999	Williambury, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1999	Merklingen, DE	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1999	Hebgen Dam, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1999	Rockport, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1999	Lac Vieux Desert, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1999	Sugar Camp, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1999	Waverly, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1999	Gustavus, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1999	Watersmeet, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1999	Marquette, US	daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	18.6 cm (7.3 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1999	Granville Harbour, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1999	Richfield, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1999	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1999	Jackson, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1999	Union de San Antonio, MX	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1999	Cape Sorell, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1999	Weaverville, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1999	Saxon 1WSW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 1999	Mardathuna, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	77 years	35 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1999. 1999 had 697 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	567
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1