Weather Records on 17 February 2019

1,177 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 2019. Highest significance: Willow City, US.

Key Facts for 17 February 2019

On 17 February 2019, 1,177 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
588 were record highs and 217 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,154 daily.
Willow City set a daily record snow depth of 68.6 cm (27.0 in) on 17 February 2019.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,177 stations

1,177 station records on 17 February 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Xai Xai	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	309.9 mm (12.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Jiuquan	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Terry	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hohhot	China	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Asotin 14 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glad Valley 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Susitna Valley High	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Pass 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific House	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oschatz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle 13 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,177 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 412, Lowest daily maximum 137, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 184, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 17 February 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	412
Lowest daily maximum	137
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	184
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 17 February 2019 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 20, daily 1,154.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,028 broken records

Margins by which the 1,028 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

17 February 2019

Top 20 records on 17 February 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 2019	Willow City, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	109 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2019	Xai Xai, MZ	all-time rain	309.9 mm (12.2 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	51 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2019	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2019	Jiuquan, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2019	Terry, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2019	Bowman, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2019	Lemmon, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2019	Hohhot, CN	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2019	Sisian, AM	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2019	Wilsonville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	122 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2019	Asotin 14 SW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2019	Glendive, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	111 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2019	Plentywood, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2019	Glad Valley 2 W, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2019	Conrad, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2019	Kaiserslautern, DE	daily high max	18.0 C (64.4 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	107 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2019	Vermillion 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	115 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2019	Elwood 8 S, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2019	Sac City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2019	Sigourney, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	91 years	50 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2019. 2019 had 1,177 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	924
50 to 100	70
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2