Weather Records on 17 February 2003

1,151 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 2003. Highest significance: Lake Lynn, US.

Key Facts for 17 February 2003

On 17 February 2003, 1,151 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
161 were record highs and 232 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 34 were all-time records, 89 monthly and 1,028 daily.
Lake Lynn set an all-time record daily snowfall of 62.2 cm (24.5 in) on 17 February 2003.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,151 stations

1,151 station records on 17 February 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Lynn	United States	Record daily snowfall	62.2 cm (24.5 in)	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
Jasper	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Beavertown 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Yornup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Albright	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Myerstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gairdner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.2 cm (18.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Roseville	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cranford	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hamlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moundsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Savage Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Alfred	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mineola	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Branchland 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.3 cm (13.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Worcester	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.8 cm (18.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Capercup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ny Ave V Brooklyn	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Norristown	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Conowingo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Gap	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,151 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 158, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 294, Heaviest daily snowfall 279, Deepest snow cover 185.

Records on 17 February 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	158
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	294
Heaviest daily snowfall	279
Deepest snow cover	185

Records on 17 February 2003 by timescale: all-time 34, monthly 89, daily 1,028.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

949 broken records

Margins by which the 949 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 2003

Top 20 records on 17 February 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 2003	Lake Lynn, US	all-time snowfall	62.2 cm (24.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	74 years	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 February 2003	Jasper, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 February 2003	Romney 1 SW, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 February 2003	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	100 years	79 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2003	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	100 years	77 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2003	Cadiz, US	daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	14.3 cm (5.6 in)	92 years	73 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2003	Bridgetown Comparison, AU	monthly rain	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2003	Plainfield, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	100 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2003	Beavertown 1 NE, US	monthly snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	55 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2003	State College, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	109 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2003	Clay, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2003	Hamburg, US	daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	102 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2003	Yornup, AU	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2003	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	109 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2003	Albright, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2003	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2003	Bayard, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2003	Romney 1 SW, US	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	100 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2003	Reading Wb City, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	79 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2003	Wilgarrup, AU	monthly rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	65 of 100 (Major)

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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2003. 2003 had 1,151 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	775
100 to 200	110
200 to 300	42
300 to 400	14
400 to 500	6
500 to 600	2