Weather Records on 17 February 2004

880 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 2004. Highest significance: Yaringa Station, AU.

Key Facts for 17 February 2004

On 17 February 2004, 880 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
317 were record highs and 271 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 827 daily.
Yaringa Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 150.0 mm (5.9 in) on 17 February 2004.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

880 stations

880 station records on 17 February 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yaringa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Walters Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Carey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buncom 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hill Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canby 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Edaggee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ixhuacan de Los Reyes (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dairy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tamar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfork 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Callagiddy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Chilixtlahuaca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nenastnaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bar 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Polis	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clearlake 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boolathana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vermeulen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Concha	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Prairie Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Copco #1 Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Knoll W C	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Landor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yajlju	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chemult	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manzini/Matsapa Air	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Windrush	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

880 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 169, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 148, Lowest daily minimum 142, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 17 February 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	169
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	148
Lowest daily minimum	142
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 17 February 2004 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 47, daily 827.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

679 broken records

Margins by which the 679 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 2004

Top 20 records on 17 February 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 2004	Yaringa Station, AU	monthly rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2004	Wooramel, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2004	Olathe 3E, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2004	Divide, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2004	Walters Farm, AU	monthly rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2004	Fairfield Rs, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2004	Carey Downs, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2004	Doorawarrah, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2004	Ashland, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2004	Buncom 1 NNE, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2004	Hill Springs, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2004	Canby 3 SW, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2004	Crosby, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2004	Yreka, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2004	Edaggee, AU	monthly rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2004	Wandagee, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2004	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2004	Ixhuacan de Los Reyes (Cfe), MX	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2004	Friend 3E, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2004	Almaty, KZ	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	47 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2004. 2004 had 880 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 50	641
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1