Weather Records on 23 February 2017

1,946 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 2017. Highest significance: Ft Robinson, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 2017

On 23 February 2017, 1,946 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,350 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 171 monthly and 1,774 daily.
Ft Robinson set a monthly record daily precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 23 February 2017.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 544 records.

Record Map

1,946 stations

1,946 station records on 23 February 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Yingkou	China	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Townsend Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pocatello Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Taiyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dibrugarh/Mohanbar	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jurh	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Portage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Neola	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pocatello 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Robinson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,946 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 784, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 566, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 376, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 23 February 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	784
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	566
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	376
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 23 February 2017 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 171, daily 1,774.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,635 broken records

Margins by which the 1,635 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 264.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 2017

Top 20 records on 23 February 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 2017	Ft Robinson, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	110 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 February 2017	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2017	Yingkou, CN	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2017	Casper-Natrona Co AP, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.1 cm (6.7 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2017	Ft Duchesne, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	107 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2017	Townsend Creek, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2017	Pocatello Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2017	Lydenburg, ZA	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2017	Vernal, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2017	Hobbs Park, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2017	Cheyenne, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2017	Taiyuan, CN	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2017	Ft Robinson, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	103 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2017	Green Rvr, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2017	Dibrugarh/Mohanbar, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2017	Appleton, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2017	Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	101 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2017	South Pass, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2017	Schierke, DE	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	127 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2017	McDermitt, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	51 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 1,946 records.

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

Records on 02-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1802	2
1804	2
1810	1
1814	4
1815	1
1839	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1855	1
1867	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	3
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	5
1889	2
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	1
1897	1
1898	8
1899	1
1900	5
1901	9
1902	3
1903	17
1904	13
1905	12
1906	21
1907	31
1908	19
1909	27
1910	35
1911	23
1912	46
1913	11
1914	37
1915	58
1916	80
1917	100
1918	31
1919	49
1920	44
1921	74
1922	158
1923	42
1924	156
1925	264
1926	63
1927	298
1928	199
1929	179
1930	690
1931	209
1932	318
1933	321
1934	725
1935	214
1936	430
1937	172
1938	224
1939	616
1940	274
1941	362
1942	355
1943	518
1944	430
1945	335
1946	346
1947	718
1948	450
1949	406
1950	517
1951	397
1952	414
1953	450
1954	654
1955	880
1956	599
1957	807
1958	958
1959	357
1960	802
1961	677
1962	659
1963	1,003
1964	594
1965	640
1966	614
1967	689
1968	1,038
1969	1,010
1970	422
1971	741
1972	843
1973	353
1974	562
1975	1,764
1976	737
1977	1,274
1978	1,263
1979	1,374
1980	520
1981	1,234
1982	972
1983	790
1984	942
1985	1,913
1986	955
1987	916
1988	412
1989	1,413
1990	2,157
1991	712
1992	760
1993	1,477
1994	1,452
1995	1,011
1996	1,603
1997	989
1998	1,401
1999	773
2000	1,701
2001	956
2002	1,228
2003	1,326
2004	802
2005	702
2006	581
2007	883
2008	914
2009	858
2010	1,440
2011	829
2012	770
2013	792
2014	502
2015	1,830
2016	660
2017	1,946
2018	1,728
2019	1,246
2020	794
2021	929
2022	2,595
2023	2,768
2024	373
2025	984
2026	951

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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	1,592
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1