Weather Records on 17 February 2016

842 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 2016. Highest significance: Jurh, CN.

Key Facts for 17 February 2016

On 17 February 2016, 842 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
656 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 790 daily.
Jurh set a daily record precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 17 February 2016.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

842 stations

842 station records on 17 February 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jurh	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Huade	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yinchuan	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hornell Almond Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Uliastai	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canandaigua 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rapa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cayuga Lock #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camden	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chemung	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek Station	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Certkovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conshohocken	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mauna Loa 511	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orly	France	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Split Marjan	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalac	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

842 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 375, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 281, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 17 February 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	375
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	281
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 17 February 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 51, daily 790.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

665 broken records

Margins by which the 665 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 2016

Top 20 records on 17 February 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 2016	Jurh, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2016	Huade, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2016	Hooker 12 NNW, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2016	Yinchuan, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2016	Hornell Almond Dam, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2016	Jiggs 2NE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2016	Olean, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2016	Uliastai, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2016	Berkeley, US	monthly high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	116 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2016	Canandaigua 3 S, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2016	Rapa, PF	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2016	Saint Johns, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	113 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2016	Carlisle Wtp, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	144 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2016	Alta 1 NNW, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2016	Auburn, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2016	Newark, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2016	Morgantown, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2016	Middleboro, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2016	Hemlock, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2016	Ft Lauderdale Beach, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2016. 2016 had 842 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 February 2016
Margin	Records
0 to 100	659
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1