Weather Records on 17 February 2023

1,581 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 2023. Highest significance: Beckley Va Hospital, US.

Key Facts for 17 February 2023

On 17 February 2023, 1,581 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
704 were record highs and 367 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,547 daily.
Beckley Va Hospital set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.1 mm (2.7 in) on 17 February 2023.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

1,581 stations

1,581 station records on 17 February 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Oneida	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Dunlow 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hazard Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wise 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Summersville Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhorn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville McAlpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gallipolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kapapala Rch 36	United States	Record daily precipitation	264.2 mm (10.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Man	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clay City 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bullfrog Basin	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lampang	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gereta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bellevue L/D 12	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,581 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 231, Lowest daily maximum 129, Highest daily minimum 473, Lowest daily minimum 238, Heaviest daily rainfall 396, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 61.

Records on 17 February 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	231
Lowest daily maximum	129
Highest daily minimum	473
Lowest daily minimum	238
Heaviest daily rainfall	396
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	61

Records on 17 February 2023 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 1,547.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,401 broken records

Margins by which the 1,401 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 February 2023

Top 20 records on 17 February 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 2023	Beckley Va Hospital, US	monthly rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2023	Oneida, US	monthly rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2023	Dunlow 1 SW, US	monthly rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2023	Hazard Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2023	Wise 1SE, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2023	Summersville Lake, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2023	Danville, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2023	Montevallo, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2023	Paintsville 1E, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2023	Taylorsville 2SW, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2023	W Branch 3SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	112 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2023	Williamson, US	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2023	Buckhorn Lake, US	monthly rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2023	Greensboro, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2023	Logan, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2023	Louisville McAlpine, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2023	Gallipolis, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2023	Kapapala Rch 36, US	daily rain	264.2 mm (10.4 in)	151.2 mm (6.0 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2023	Cookeville, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2023	Man, US	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	54 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2023. 2023 had 1,581 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	1,355
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1