Weather Records on 17 February 2017

864 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 2017. Highest significance: Sandberg, US.

Key Facts for 17 February 2017

On 17 February 2017, 864 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
678 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 822 daily.
Sandberg set a daily record precipitation of 98.0 mm (3.9 in) on 17 February 2017.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

864 stations

864 station records on 17 February 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sandberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mudanjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Castleford 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Camarillo AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston Scholes Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Public AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Samarkand	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uchadzhy	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmdale AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castleford 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Paul Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nurata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Twentynine Palms	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riverdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

864 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 452, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 226, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 17 February 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	452
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	226
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 17 February 2017 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 40, daily 822.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

699 broken records

Margins by which the 699 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 2017

Top 20 records on 17 February 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 2017	Sandberg, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2017	Murgoo, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	108 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2017	Santa Barbara, US	monthly rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	102 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2017	Mudanjiang, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2017	Castleford 2 N, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2017	Camarillo AP, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2017	Galveston Scholes Fld, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2017	Dubois, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2017	Allerton, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2017	Unionville, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	106 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2017	Santa Maria Public AP, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2017	Samarkand, UZ	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2017	Decatur Wtp, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2017	Hoopeston, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2017	Spirit Lake, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	117 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2017	Auburn 5 ESE, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2017	S Bend AP, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2017	Magueyes Is, PR	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2017	Conception, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2017	Springview 2NW, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	104 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2017. 2017 had 864 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	687
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1