Weather Records on 4 February 2017

603 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 February 2017. Highest significance: Dubois, US.

Key Facts for 4 February 2017

On 4 February 2017, 603 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
252 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 585 daily.
Dubois set a daily record snow depth of 55.9 cm (22.0 in) on 4 February 2017.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 536 records.

Record Map

603 stations

603 station records on 4 February 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 February 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Darwin Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Xilin Hot	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aldgate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
White Elephant	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ponferrada	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bayview Model Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Braganca	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lugo/Rozas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alsea Fh (Fall Creek)	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salalah	Oman	Record low maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 10 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis Water Bureau	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Star	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trinity Mtn.	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grant 5 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oral	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fisher Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
May 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Base Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lost-Wood Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dollarhide Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Orford 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Many Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lord Howe Island Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

603 records

Records set or tied on 4 February 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 4 February 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 4 February 2017 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 585.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

512 broken records

Margins by which the 512 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 February 2017

Top 20 records on 4 February 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 February 2017	Dubois, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	110 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
4 February 2017	Clearbrook, US	daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	103 years	78 of 100 (Major)
4 February 2017	Darwin Airport Comparison, AU	daily rain	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2017	Xilin Hot, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2017	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	all-time snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2017	Aldgate, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2017	Rosalia, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	123 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2017	Emblem, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2017	Oelrichs, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2017	Alton, US	monthly high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2017	Mill Creek Summit, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2017	White Elephant, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2017	Ponferrada, ES	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2017	Bayview Model Basin, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2017	Creston, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2017	Farson 2NNE, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2017	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2017	Haugan 1 W, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2017	Oregon City, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 February 2017	Gettysburg, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 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

1795 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2017. 2017 had 603 records.

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

Records on 02-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	2
1826	2
1827	2
1828	2
1829	1
1830	2
1839	1
1841	1
1845	1
1848	2
1851	1
1852	2
1862	2
1869	3
1873	2
1875	1
1876	1
1877	1
1882	2
1883	1
1886	3
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	5
1893	1
1894	2
1895	2
1897	2
1898	6
1900	7
1901	5
1902	7
1903	17
1904	4
1905	8
1906	8
1907	11
1908	23
1909	33
1910	13
1911	81
1912	83
1913	39
1914	31
1915	20
1916	25
1917	123
1918	80
1919	57
1920	76
1921	41
1922	86
1923	76
1924	276
1925	257
1926	149
1927	537
1928	547
1929	87
1930	316
1931	176
1932	329
1933	162
1934	200
1935	253
1936	497
1937	190
1938	481
1939	179
1940	339
1941	288
1942	378
1943	417
1944	244
1945	336
1946	506
1947	573
1948	585
1949	439
1950	502
1951	391
1952	751
1953	546
1954	853
1955	968
1956	713
1957	620
1958	393
1959	448
1960	421
1961	648
1962	968
1963	1,348
1964	608
1965	461
1966	573
1967	432
1968	298
1969	399
1970	1,195
1971	989
1972	666
1973	616
1974	368
1975	667
1976	672
1977	448
1978	594
1979	1,477
1980	591
1981	566
1982	1,812
1983	787
1984	588
1985	1,865
1986	1,550
1987	472
1988	1,006
1989	3,693
1990	1,546
1991	1,773
1992	952
1993	1,032
1994	597
1995	1,012
1996	3,525
1997	1,270
1998	1,331
1999	1,055
2000	531
2001	1,323
2002	1,232
2003	703
2004	1,431
2005	1,610
2006	633
2007	1,254
2008	1,331
2009	610
2010	1,384
2011	1,913
2012	1,748
2013	398
2014	530
2015	786
2016	1,023
2017	603
2018	1,241
2019	1,435
2020	1,198
2021	644
2022	954
2023	418
2024	911
2025	1,846
2026	782

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Data for records on 2017-02-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 100	496
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1