Weather Records on 1 February 2017

424 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 2017. Highest significance: Pontiac Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 1 February 2017

On 1 February 2017, 424 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 403 daily.
Pontiac Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 1 February 2017.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

424 stations

424 station records on 1 February 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Xilin Hot	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Breakell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Telenning Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Youndegin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Granites	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malheur Branch Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Hazel 2 NE Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jingemarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Radio Kvnu	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fishtail	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springdale	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Asotin 14 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
King Rocks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield Rs	United States	Record snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toodyay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Redbird	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rome 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emblem	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wannamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Lempira	Honduras	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leadore #2	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trieste	Italy	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burgess Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lancelin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high minimum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Abidjan Felix Houphouet Boign	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mombasa	Kenya	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edgemont	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

424 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 1 February 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 1 February 2017 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 403.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

344 broken records

Margins by which the 344 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

1 February 2017

Top 20 records on 1 February 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 2017	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	109 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 February 2017	Woodruff, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	101 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2017	Gillette 3SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	107 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2017	Green Rvr, US	monthly snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	12 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2017	Xilin Hot, CN	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2017	Rijeka, HR	daily rain	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2017	Breakell, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2017	Telenning Hill, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2017	Owyhee Dam, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2017	Dubois, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2017	Sheridan Fld STN, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2017	Youndegin, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2017	Oakland, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2017	Yellowtail Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2017	Hill City, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2017	Pearce Raaf, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2017	The Granites, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2017	Malheur Branch Exp STN, US	monthly snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2017	Glen Hazel 2 NE Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2017	Jingemarra, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	42 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

1795 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2017. 2017 had 424 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	292
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1