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Weather Records on 7 April 1897

7 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1897. Highest significance: Stockholm, SE.

Key Facts for 7 April 1897

  • On 7 April 1897, 7 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 7 daily.
  • Stockholm set a daily record precipitation of 18.5 mm (0.7 in) on 7 April 1897.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

7 stations
Weather records on 7 April 1897 7 station records on 7 April 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
7 station records on 7 April 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 April 1897: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
StockholmSwedenRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.1 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.2 mm (0.28 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.7 C (62.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature28.1 C (82.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature31.2 C (88.2 F)10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

7 records
Records on 7 April 1897 by type Records set or tied on 7 April 1897 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 01234Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 April 1897 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 7 April 1897 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 7 April 1897 by timescale Records on 7 April 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 7all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 April 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7.
Records on 7 April 1897 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily7

How Much Records Were Beaten By

7 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 April 1897 Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.4. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 2: 32 to 4: 14 to 6: 16 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 7 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 April 1897
MarginRecords
0 to 23
2 to 41
4 to 61
6 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1897
Top 7 records on 7 April 1897 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 April 1897Stockholm, SEdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1897Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily rain13.1 mm (0.5 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1897Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)2 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1897Gavle, SEdaily rain7.2 mm (0.28 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1897Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max16.7 C (62.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1897Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high max28.1 C (82.6 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)36 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1897Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high max31.2 C (88.2 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)11 years10 of 100 (Routine)

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

1800 to 1897
Records on 04-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1897. 1897 had 7 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001800: 11808: 11809: 31811: 11815: 21839: 11844: 11851: 11854: 21858: 21859: 11863: 11864: 41865: 11866: 21868: 11870: 11871: 11872: 11875: 21876: 21880: 11881: 31882: 11883: 21884: 11885: 21886: 21887: 11888: 11890: 31891: 21893: 31894: 31895: 21896: 31897: 71898: 31899: 81900: 51901: 61902: 141903: 101904: 111905: 121906: 21907: 331908: 201909: 331910: 241911: 241912: 591913: 551914: 231915: 331916: 621917: 831918: 371919: 1571920: 631921: 3191922: 571923: 831924: 1381925: 1521926: 3431927: 991928: 3781929: 8351930: 3271931: 4061932: 1321933: 1741934: 2301935: 3811936: 1,1841937: 1701938: 8031939: 9561940: 2941941: 2581942: 4201943: 7201944: 1661945: 3561946: 3971947: 2781948: 7341949: 2371950: 1,0301951: 3111952: 4911953: 4251954: 5141955: 1981956: 4581957: 2931958: 3581959: 3841960: 5321961: 6651962: 5721963: 6301964: 4571965: 3421966: 3021967: 5691968: 3021969: 4491970: 4941971: 1,2591972: 1,2901973: 7221974: 5761975: 1,3051976: 3291977: 1,0501978: 6861979: 6911980: 4971981: 3531982: 3,7471983: 1,5171984: 5831985: 5991986: 9011987: 7241988: 1,4021989: 1,3861990: 8131991: 2,0071992: 6931993: 5901994: 1,1441995: 8971996: 1,1121997: 1,9961998: 1,2311999: 8982000: 6342001: 1,5562002: 7552003: 2,2052004: 5542005: 1,0022006: 8562007: 2,2492008: 8072009: 1,1832010: 1,6912011: 1,1872012: 5142013: 6932014: 9362015: 6582016: 7932017: 6922018: 1,9762019: 6002020: 5262021: 7572022: 8152023: 8402024: 1,3592025: 6451800187118951912192919461963198019972014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1897. 1897 had 7 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-07 in each year
YearRecords
18001
18081
18093
18111
18152
18391
18441
18511
18542
18582
18591
18631
18644
18651
18662
18681
18701
18711
18721
18752
18762
18801
18813
18821
18832
18841
18852
18862
18871
18881
18903
18912
18933
18943
18952
18963
18977
18983
18998
19005
19016
190214
190310
190411
190512
19062
190733
190820
190933
191024
191124
191259
191355
191423
191533
191662
191783
191837
1919157
192063
1921319
192257
192383
1924138
1925152
1926343
192799
1928378
1929835
1930327
1931406
1932132
1933174
1934230
1935381
19361,184
1937170
1938803
1939956
1940294
1941258
1942420
1943720
1944166
1945356
1946397
1947278
1948734
1949237
19501,030
1951311
1952491
1953425
1954514
1955198
1956458
1957293
1958358
1959384
1960532
1961665
1962572
1963630
1964457
1965342
1966302
1967569
1968302
1969449
1970494
19711,259
19721,290
1973722
1974576
19751,305
1976329
19771,050
1978686
1979691
1980497
1981353
19823,747
19831,517
1984583
1985599
1986901
1987724
19881,402
19891,386
1990813
19912,007
1992693
1993590
19941,144
1995897
19961,112
19971,996
19981,231
1999898
2000634
20011,556
2002755
20032,205
2004554
20051,002
2006856
20072,249
2008807
20091,183
20101,691
20111,187
2012514
2013693
2014936
2015658
2016793
2017692
20181,976
2019600
2020526
2021757
2022815
2023840
20241,359
2025645

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).