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Weather Records on 17 April 1911

33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1911. Highest significance: Cradock, ZA.

Key Facts for 17 April 1911

  • On 17 April 1911, 33 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 33 daily.
  • Cradock set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 17 April 1911.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

33 stations
Weather records on 17 April 1911 33 station records on 17 April 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
33 station records on 17 April 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 April 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
CradockSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Casino AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation51.3 mm (2.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Botany No.1 DamAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation51.3 mm (2.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
CathcartSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
GrahamstownSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset EastSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
TuranvilleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature25.1 C (77.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.9 mm (1.1 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
EversleighAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Athol 1AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
JansenvilleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley ChaseSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff ReinetSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature34.5 C (94.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord low maximum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

33 records
Records on 17 April 1911 by type Records set or tied on 17 April 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 28, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 28Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 April 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 28, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 17 April 1911 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall28
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 April 1911 by timescale Records on 17 April 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 33. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 33all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 April 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 33.
Records on 17 April 1911 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily33

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 April 1911 Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.0. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 3: 73 to 5: 75 to 8: 48 to 10: 410 to 13: 413 to 15: 215 to 18: 118 to 20: 20 to 33 to 55 to 88 to 1010 to 1313 to 1515 to 1818 to 20
Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 18.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 April 1911
MarginRecords
0 to 37
3 to 57
5 to 84
8 to 104
10 to 134
13 to 152
15 to 181
18 to 202

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1911
Top 20 records on 17 April 1911 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 April 1911Cradock, ZAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)25 years39 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1911Tarkastad (Pol), ZAdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)18.0 mm (0.7 in)25 years34 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1911Casino Airport, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)52 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1911Aberdeen (Tnk), ZAdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1911Wingen (Murrulla), AUdaily rain17.3 mm (0.7 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)21 years19 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1911Gosford (Gertrude Place), AUdaily rain51.3 mm (2.0 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)20 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1911Botany No.1 Dam, AUdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)15.7 mm (0.6 in)19 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1911Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AUdaily rain51.3 mm (2.0 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)23 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1911Scone (Philip Street), AUdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)21 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1911Middleton (Sar), ZAdaily rain13.0 mm (0.5 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)25 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1911Cathcart, ZAdaily rain27.7 mm (1.1 in)14.2 mm (0.6 in)2 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1911Walcha Post Office, AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)21 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1911Grahamstown, ZAdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)25 years16 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1911Singleton Post Office, AUdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1911Somerset East, ZAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)2 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1911Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AUdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1911Turanville, AUdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1911Fredericton Unb, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)1.2 cm (0.5 in)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1911Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high max25.1 C (77.2 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1911Maitland West, AUdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)21 years13 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

1799 to 1911
Records on 04-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1911. 1911 had 33 records. 01,0002,0003,0001799: 11807: 11808: 11815: 11817: 11818: 11819: 11823: 11825: 11830: 11835: 31837: 11845: 11847: 21851: 11852: 31853: 11854: 11855: 11857: 11858: 11862: 11865: 21868: 11873: 41874: 11875: 31877: 41878: 21880: 21889: 11890: 21891: 21892: 41894: 51895: 11896: 51897: 61898: 31899: 11900: 21901: 41902: 41903: 51904: 191905: 111906: 141907: 161908: 381909: 71910: 291911: 331912: 271913: 201914: 831915: 301916: 301917: 321918: 351919: 391920: 871921: 1481922: 961923: 711924: 741925: 1031926: 1401927: 2561928: 3081929: 1451930: 2381931: 2161932: 6151933: 2611934: 2341935: 3741936: 3081937: 4391938: 5641939: 6181940: 3371941: 4601942: 4151943: 2851944: 3341945: 4751946: 4921947: 4611948: 6221949: 4391950: 2931951: 4411952: 5291953: 8181954: 6501955: 3941956: 4861957: 2771958: 7021959: 4341960: 5531961: 6671962: 5971963: 7021964: 7661965: 4111966: 4091967: 9351968: 7451969: 7281970: 5471971: 9241972: 5461973: 5891974: 2441975: 6661976: 1,6301977: 9061978: 6201979: 8101980: 6751981: 6211982: 9651983: 1,3651984: 7201985: 9171986: 9971987: 9601988: 1,0821989: 6381990: 1,0651991: 6141992: 1,1051993: 8471994: 1,0471995: 1,2111996: 1,0441997: 8891998: 1,7951999: 1,7302000: 1,0822001: 1,0132002: 2,2842003: 1,0372004: 7612005: 5722006: 1,4302007: 8632008: 8422009: 7792010: 6062011: 9822012: 9202013: 1,7962014: 9132015: 8132016: 9772017: 4692018: 1,5852019: 4582020: 1,1652021: 7012022: 8312023: 6282024: 6902025: 1,0582026: 8381799185418941911192819451962197919962013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1911. 1911 had 33 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-17 in each year
YearRecords
17991
18071
18081
18151
18171
18181
18191
18231
18251
18301
18353
18371
18451
18472
18511
18523
18531
18541
18551
18571
18581
18621
18652
18681
18734
18741
18753
18774
18782
18802
18891
18902
18912
18924
18945
18951
18965
18976
18983
18991
19002
19014
19024
19035
190419
190511
190614
190716
190838
19097
191029
191133
191227
191320
191483
191530
191630
191732
191835
191939
192087
1921148
192296
192371
192474
1925103
1926140
1927256
1928308
1929145
1930238
1931216
1932615
1933261
1934234
1935374
1936308
1937439
1938564
1939618
1940337
1941460
1942415
1943285
1944334
1945475
1946492
1947461
1948622
1949439
1950293
1951441
1952529
1953818
1954650
1955394
1956486
1957277
1958702
1959434
1960553
1961667
1962597
1963702
1964766
1965411
1966409
1967935
1968745
1969728
1970547
1971924
1972546
1973589
1974244
1975666
19761,630
1977906
1978620
1979810
1980675
1981621
1982965
19831,365
1984720
1985917
1986997
1987960
19881,082
1989638
19901,065
1991614
19921,105
1993847
19941,047
19951,211
19961,044
1997889
19981,795
19991,730
20001,082
20011,013
20022,284
20031,037
2004761
2005572
20061,430
2007863
2008842
2009779
2010606
2011982
2012920
20131,796
2014913
2015813
2016977
2017469
20181,585
2019458
20201,165
2021701
2022831
2023628
2024690
20251,058
2026838

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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 (2026-10-15).