Weather Records on 17 February 2025

617 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 February 2025. Highest significance: Ashton 1N, US.

Key Facts for 17 February 2025

On 17 February 2025, 617 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 293 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 604 daily.
Ashton 1N set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 17 February 2025.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

617 stations

617 station records on 17 February 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 February 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Big Timber	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Turany	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gibson 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rome 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ruzyne	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Gallatin Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Malone	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cody 12SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harlowton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lindbergh Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 12 S	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Potomac	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springdale	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Little Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bethpage 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cabin Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Island AWS	New Zealand	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye Lake 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Westby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls Hydro	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malmstrom AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winona Dam 5 A	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

617 records

Records set or tied on 17 February 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 139, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 154, Heaviest daily rainfall 92, Heaviest daily snowfall 81, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 17 February 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	139
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	154
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	81
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 17 February 2025 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 9, daily 604.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

535 broken records

Margins by which the 535 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 2025

Top 20 records on 17 February 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 February 2025	Ashton 1N, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	122 years	75 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2025	Big Timber, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2025	Turany, CZ	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2025	Gibson 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 February 2025	Boulder, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2025	Brockport, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	107 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2025	Rome 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2025	Watertown, US	daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2025	Ruzyne, CZ	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2025	Bozeman Gallatin Fld AP, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2025	Malone, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2025	Riggins, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2025	Mystic Lake, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2025	Cody 12SE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2025	Lenora Coop, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2025	Moosehead, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2025	Sun Rvr 4 S, US	monthly snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2025	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2025	Harlowton, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2025	Yellowtail Dam, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	48 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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2025. 2025 had 617 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	477
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2