Weather Records on 17 February 2015

1,209 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 2015. Highest significance: Mt Sterling, US.

Key Facts for 17 February 2015

On 17 February 2015, 1,209 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
280 were record highs and 400 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,142 daily.
Mt Sterling set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 17 February 2015.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,209 stations

1,209 station records on 17 February 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Logan	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Smithland L&D	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lowell	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Radford 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clay City 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Noumea Nf	New Caledonia [France]	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bremo Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Big Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toro Negro Forest	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Springs Agric Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Skyline 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Round Spring 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brookport Dam 52	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hazard Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shepherdsville 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Swg Pl	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
London Locks	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart River Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Almeria/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
House	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlow 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hazard Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malden Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,209 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 174, Lowest daily maximum 276, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 94, Heaviest daily snowfall 221, Deepest snow cover 214.

Records on 17 February 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	174
Lowest daily maximum	276
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	94
Heaviest daily snowfall	221
Deepest snow cover	214

Records on 17 February 2015 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 53, daily 1,142.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

956 broken records

Margins by which the 956 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 2015

Top 20 records on 17 February 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 2015	Mt Sterling, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	114 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2015	Logan, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	77 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2015	Smithland L&D, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2015	Springfield 2W, US	all-time snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2015	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	95 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2015	Lowell, US	daily snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2015	Radford 3 N, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2015	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	112 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2015	Bowling Green, US	all-time snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2015	Clay City 1 WNW, US	all-time snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2015	Brockton, US	daily snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2015	Huddleston 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2015	Noumea Nf, NC	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2015	Neosho, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2015	Saltville 1N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2015	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	112 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2015	Bremo Bluff, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2015	Melrose 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2015	Big Is, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2015	Toro Negro Forest, PR	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	50 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2015. 2015 had 1,209 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	871
100 to 200	66
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	1