Weather Records on 17 February 2000

870 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 2000. Highest significance: Green Rvr, US.

Key Facts for 17 February 2000

On 17 February 2000, 870 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
476 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 836 daily.
Green Rvr set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 17 February 2000.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

870 stations

870 station records on 17 February 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Medio Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Soudan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canaday Steam Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Double Four Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rawlins AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record snow depth	174.0 cm (68.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tejocotes	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berrimah Research Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Butler 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stover	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eleven Mile Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Angelo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Windhoek	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Modena	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

870 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 254, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 222, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 242, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 17 February 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	254
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	222
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 17 February 2000 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 33, daily 836.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

631 broken records

Margins by which the 631 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 2000

Top 20 records on 17 February 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 2000	Green Rvr, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	86 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2000	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2000	Khlong Yai, TH	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2000	Mt Carmel, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2000	Vandalia, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2000	Medio Monte, MX	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2000	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	101 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2000	Rock Springs AP, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2000	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2000	Sanderson, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	98 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2000	Howard 2SE, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2000	Yates Ctr, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2000	Brady, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2000	New Harmony, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2000	Dodge, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2000	Soudan, AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2000	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2000	Canaday Steam Plt, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2000	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2000	Greenville, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	101 years	43 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2000. 2000 had 870 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	594
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1