Weather Records on 15 February 2017

575 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 February 2017. Highest significance: Valke-Maarja, EE.

Key Facts for 15 February 2017

On 15 February 2017, 575 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
371 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 559 daily.
Valke-Maarja set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 15 February 2017.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

575 stations

575 station records on 15 February 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 February 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Valke-Maarja	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yulmbu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Turany	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Elizabeth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harare (Kutsaga)	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waimea 947	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Boeing Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beverley Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Tacoma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nabouwalu	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morse Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja Poljana	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camballin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shonkin 7 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Locke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tacoma #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sharjah Inter. Airp	United Arab Emirates	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney Airport AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Skovde	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Range	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trough	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clatskanie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Questro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bogg Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehead	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

575 records

Records set or tied on 15 February 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 224, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 15 February 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	224
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 15 February 2017 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 559.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

494 broken records

Margins by which the 494 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 February 2017

Top 20 records on 15 February 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 February 2017	Valke-Maarja, EE	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 February 2017	Yulmbu, AU	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2017	Turany, CZ	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2017	Cove, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2017	Trenton Falls, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	95 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2017	Kent, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2017	Mount Elizabeth, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2017	Harare (Kutsaga), ZW	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2017	Waimea 947, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2017	Seattle Boeing Fld, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2017	Beverley Springs, AU	monthly rain	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2017	Cascade 5 S, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2017	Eagle, US	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2017	Seattle Tacoma AP, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2017	Nabouwalu, FJ	daily rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2017	Brassua Dam, US	daily snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2017	Belle Fourche, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2017	Monroe, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2017	Wilbur, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2017	Gorlitz, DE	daily high max	14.6 C (58.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	117 years	41 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2017. 2017 had 575 records.

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

Records on 02-15 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1799	1
1803	1
1806	1
1828	1
1829	1
1830	2
1838	1
1849	1
1855	3
1856	3
1858	3
1859	1
1865	2
1867	3
1869	2
1870	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	5
1876	2
1877	2
1880	1
1882	4
1885	3
1886	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	2
1897	2
1898	11
1899	7
1900	8
1901	9
1902	2
1903	25
1904	14
1905	16
1906	4
1907	22
1908	50
1909	16
1910	4
1911	33
1912	12
1913	163
1914	82
1915	47
1916	60
1917	82
1918	57
1919	46
1920	29
1921	99
1922	36
1923	68
1924	204
1925	102
1926	61
1927	112
1928	359
1929	286
1930	130
1931	189
1932	230
1933	108
1934	198
1935	523
1936	1,058
1937	219
1938	429
1939	495
1940	230
1941	109
1942	461
1943	1,126
1944	314
1945	700
1946	306
1947	613
1948	376
1949	1,255
1950	489
1951	380
1952	186
1953	385
1954	1,850
1955	722
1956	710
1957	444
1958	714
1959	541
1960	555
1961	480
1962	718
1963	270
1964	405
1965	305
1966	467
1967	632
1968	321
1969	844
1970	589
1971	551
1972	444
1973	531
1974	375
1975	587
1976	754
1977	544
1978	1,271
1979	1,599
1980	1,007
1981	1,111
1982	1,014
1983	574
1984	928
1985	866
1986	1,273
1987	882
1988	481
1989	1,765
1990	2,706
1991	1,120
1992	887
1993	1,327
1994	676
1995	1,916
1996	955
1997	1,030
1998	1,483
1999	913
2000	962
2001	1,224
2002	525
2003	1,029
2004	1,093
2005	695
2006	872
2007	2,115
2008	491
2009	910
2010	1,424
2011	861
2012	562
2013	257
2014	1,549
2015	1,173
2016	1,209
2017	575
2018	754
2019	979
2020	583
2021	3,289
2022	468
2023	1,064
2024	967
2025	506
2026	690

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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	479
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1