Weather Records on 17 February 2006

1,621 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 2006. Highest significance: Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US.

Key Facts for 17 February 2006

On 17 February 2006, 1,621 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
695 were record highs and 502 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 62 monthly and 1,558 daily.
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 17 February 2006.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,621 stations

1,621 station records on 17 February 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Quambone (Oxley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Qionghai	China	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Somerset 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkaska	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hokah Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zearing	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 20 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colo Heights (Mountain Pines)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tahquamenon Falls Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minnesota City Dam 5	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uw Arboretum - Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Germantown Wastewater Utility	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,621 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 540, Lowest daily maximum 277, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 225, Heaviest daily rainfall 257, Heaviest daily snowfall 141, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 17 February 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	540
Lowest daily maximum	277
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	225
Heaviest daily rainfall	257
Heaviest daily snowfall	141
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 17 February 2006 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 62, daily 1,558.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,250 broken records

Margins by which the 1,250 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 2006

Top 20 records on 17 February 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 2006	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	92 years	73 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2006	Milan 1NW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2006	Gladwin, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2006	Quambone (Oxley), AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2006	E Tawas, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2006	Qionghai, CN	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2006	Somerset 2 N, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2006	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2006	Standish 4NE, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2006	Alma, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2006	Preston, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2006	Charlevoix, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2006	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	112 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2006	Kalkaska, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2006	Hokah Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2006	Waukesha Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2006	Joseph, US	daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2006	Port Washington, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2006	Zearing, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2006	Caledonia, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	104 years	48 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2006. 2006 had 1,621 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	1,181
50 to 100	46
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1