Weather Records on 17 February 2002

863 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 2002. Highest significance: Ocosingo, MX.

Key Facts for 17 February 2002

On 17 February 2002, 863 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
652 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 837 daily.
Ocosingo set a daily record precipitation of 66.8 mm (2.6 in) on 17 February 2002.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

863 stations

863 station records on 17 February 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tullamore (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ainslie Tyson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	248.0 mm (9.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Inorunie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Torokina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snowball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blasillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Upton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aranda (Bindaga St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canberra (Australian National	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrangobilly Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zadar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sutton (Uba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Kotelnyj	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kimchaek/Songjin	Korea, North	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sauda	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toora-Hem	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Merrylands (Welsford Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canberra Parliament House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Kotelnyj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.2 C (-49.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Worrongorrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Turgaj	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Intricate Bay	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sutton the Anchorage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

863 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 376, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 276, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 17 February 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	376
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	276
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 17 February 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 837.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

720 broken records

Margins by which the 720 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 2002

Top 20 records on 17 February 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 2002	Ocosingo, MX	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2002	Tumbarumba Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2002	Tullamore (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2002	Ainslie Tyson St, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2002	Rutland Plains Station, AU	all-time rain	248.0 mm (9.8 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2002	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	7.1 C (44.8 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	159 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2002	Oregon, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2002	Inorunie Station, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2002	Moss Vale (Torokina), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2002	Vytegra, RU	daily high min	0.8 C (33.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2002	Halmstad, SE	daily high min	3.1 C (37.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2002	Spring Creek Station, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2002	Euabalong (Booberoi), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2002	Snowball, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2002	Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	74 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2002	Kyzyl-Ozek, RU	monthly high max	15.2 C (59.4 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2002	Blasillo, MX	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2002	Brule Rs, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2002	Upton, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2002	Kowanyama Airport, AU	daily low min	19.2 C (66.6 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	30 years	33 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2002. 2002 had 863 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 20	695
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1