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Weather Records on 17 April 1916

30 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1916. Highest significance: Nordby (Fano), DK.

Key Facts for 17 April 1916

  • On 17 April 1916, 30 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 9 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 29 daily.
  • Nordby (Fano) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 28.0 mm (1.1 in) on 17 April 1916.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

30 stations
Weather records on 17 April 1916 30 station records on 17 April 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
30 station records on 17 April 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 April 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation28.0 mm (1.1 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey FyrNorwayRecord daily precipitation26.5 mm (1.0 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
HoornNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation16.6 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Malin HeadIrelandRecord daily precipitation13.3 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'RussiaRecord daily precipitation9.0 mm (0.35 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LuganskUkraineRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation16.7 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
HvarCroatiaRecord low maximum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature6.2 C (43.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-GorodokRussiaRecord daily precipitation2.4 mm (0.09 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
West TerschellingNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-0.5 C (31.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Wandin (Yallock)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
TalyealyeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.6 C (56.5 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
GrenfellCanadaRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature29.4 C (84.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

30 records
Records on 17 April 1916 by type Records set or tied on 17 April 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 14Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 April 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 17 April 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall14
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 April 1916 by timescale Records on 17 April 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 29. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 29all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 April 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 29.
Records on 17 April 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily29

How Much Records Were Beaten By

26 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 April 1916 Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2520 to 40: 040 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 April 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 2025
20 to 400
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1916
Top 20 records on 17 April 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 April 1916Nordby (Fano), DKmonthly rain28.0 mm (1.1 in)9.6 mm (0.38 in)21 years51 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1916Owen Sound, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)11.4 cm (4.5 in)11 years39 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1916Oksoey Fyr, NOdaily rain26.5 mm (1.0 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)6 years26 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1916Hoorn, NLdaily rain16.6 mm (0.7 in)13.6 mm (0.5 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1916Malin Head, IEdaily rain13.3 mm (0.5 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1916Maly Uzen', RUdaily rain9.0 mm (0.35 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)1 year20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1916Lugansk, UAdaily rain7.4 mm (0.29 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1916Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily low min2.2 C (36.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)33 years19 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1916Vestervig, DKdaily rain16.7 mm (0.7 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)18 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1916Orillia, CAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)35 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1916Hvar, HRdaily low max14.0 C (57.2 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)38 years15 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1916Fredericton Unb, CAdaily high max18.9 C (66.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1916Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily low min6.2 C (43.2 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1916Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RUdaily rain2.4 mm (0.09 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1916West Terschelling, NLdaily rain12.0 mm (0.5 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1916Cet Central England, GBdaily high min7.2 C (45.0 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)27 years11 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1916Pitea, SEdaily low max-0.5 C (31.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1916Wandin (Yallock), AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1916Ottawa, CAdaily high min6.7 C (44.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)6 years9 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1916Moose Factory, CAdaily high min2.8 C (37.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)15 years8 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 1916
Records on 04-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1916. 1916 had 30 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 1916. 1916 had 30 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).