Weather Records on 3 April 1917

48 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1917. Highest significance: Aberdeen Rd (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 3 April 1917

On 3 April 1917, 48 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 47 daily.
Aberdeen Rd (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 3 April 1917.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

48 stations

48 station records on 3 April 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

48 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 25, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 3 April 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	25
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 April 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 47.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

39 broken records

Margins by which the 39 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1917

Top 20 records on 3 April 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1917	Aberdeen Rd (Sar), ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1917	Sheffield, GB	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1917	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1917	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1917	St. Petersburg, RU	daily rain	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1917	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1917	Anticosti West Point, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1917	Armagh, GB	daily low max	3.4 C (38.1 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1917	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1917	Enisejsk, RU	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1917	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1917	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1917	Durham, GB	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1917	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1917	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low min	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	35 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1917	Jansenville, ZA	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	3 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1917	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1917	Lucknow, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	8 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1917	Nicosia, CY	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1917	Sandvig, DK	daily low max	0.3 C (32.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	35 years	14 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

1815 to 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1917. 1917 had 48 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 April 1917
Margin	Records
0 to 5	25
5 to 10	8
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	1