Weather Records on 17 February 2007

1,177 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 2007. Highest significance: Bothwell (Franklin Street), AU.

Key Facts for 17 February 2007

On 17 February 2007, 1,177 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
342 were record highs and 389 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,138 daily.
Bothwell (Franklin Street) set a daily record precipitation of 58.2 mm (2.3 in) on 17 February 2007.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,177 stations

1,177 station records on 17 February 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bothwell (Franklin Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lakin	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 5 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Terre Haute Indiana State	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bilbao Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Puebla (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huonville (Tutton Avenue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vitoria/Foronda	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.1 C (104.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lagos de Moreno (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfield Pumping Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moberly	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mangareva	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sumner 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nilchi	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Manchon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,177 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 207, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 279, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 122, Deepest snow cover 116.

Records on 17 February 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	207
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	279
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	122
Deepest snow cover	116

Records on 17 February 2007 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 34, daily 1,138.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

923 broken records

Margins by which the 923 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 2007

Top 20 records on 17 February 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 2007	Bothwell (Franklin Street), AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2007	Delphi 2 N, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	101 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2007	Lakin, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2007	Kokomo 5 WSW, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2007	Mattoon, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	113 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2007	Sheldon, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2007	Princeton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2007	Oskaloosa, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2007	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	104 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2007	Painesville 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2007	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high min	24.5 C (76.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	149 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2007	Tuscola, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2007	Waterville 2, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2007	Burlington, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2007	Danville, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2007	Atwood, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2007	Mt Pulaski, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2007	Terre Haute Indiana State, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2007	Whitestown, US	all-time snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2007	Bilbao Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	55 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2007. 2007 had 1,177 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	851
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1