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Weather Records on 17 April 1919

39 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1919. Highest significance: Halifax, CA.

Key Facts for 17 April 1919

  • On 17 April 1919, 39 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 39 daily.
  • Halifax set a daily record precipitation of 87.1 mm (3.4 in) on 17 April 1919.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

39 stations
Weather records on 17 April 1919 39 station records on 17 April 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
39 station records on 17 April 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 17 April 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HalifaxCanadaRecord daily precipitation87.1 mm (3.4 in)57 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord daily precipitation38.9 mm (1.5 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
ChathamCanadaRecord daily snowfall28.7 cm (11.3 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
YarmouthCanadaRecord daily precipitation49.3 mm (1.9 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
BicCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East EndCanadaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake CochituateUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation38.4 mm (1.5 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation28.4 mm (1.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd ASwedenRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LeominsterUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Point EscuminacCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.7 cm (6.2 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Point EscuminacCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-MurmanRussiaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7United StatesRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
LjungbySwedenRecord daily precipitation10.0 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1United StatesRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord high minimum temperature9.7 C (49.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Lock #4United StatesRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord high minimum temperature4.8 C (40.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
PatersonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket StrongUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation6.2 mm (0.24 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney CreekCanadaRecord daily precipitation16.3 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord high maximum temperature28.2 C (82.8 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
WhiteheadCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord high minimum temperature5.2 C (41.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

39 records
Records on 17 April 1919 by type Records set or tied on 17 April 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 27, Heaviest daily snowfall 7. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 27Heaviest daily snowfall: 7Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 17 April 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 27, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.
Records on 17 April 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall27
Heaviest daily snowfall7
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 17 April 1919 by timescale Records on 17 April 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 39. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 39all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 17 April 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 39.
Records on 17 April 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily39

How Much Records Were Beaten By

35 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 April 1919 Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 25: 2625 to 50: 450 to 75: 375 to 100: 0100 to 125: 0125 to 150: 0150 to 175: 20 to 2525 to 5050 to 7575 to 100100 to 125125 to 150150 to 175
Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 April 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 2526
25 to 504
50 to 753
75 to 1000
100 to 1250
125 to 1500
150 to 1752

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1919
Top 20 records on 17 April 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 April 1919Halifax, CAdaily rain87.1 mm (3.4 in)48.7 mm (1.9 in)43 years57 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1919Middletown 4 W, USdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)41.1 mm (1.6 in)39 years47 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1919Saint John, CAdaily rain38.9 mm (1.5 in)23.7 mm (0.9 in)43 years45 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1919Chatham, CAdaily snowfall28.7 cm (11.3 in)16.5 cm (6.5 in)38 years42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1919Yarmouth, CAdaily rain49.3 mm (1.9 in)21.9 mm (0.9 in)19 years35 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1919Bic, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)15.2 cm (6.0 in)35 years34 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1919Chatham, CAdaily rain32.3 mm (1.3 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)43 years32 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1919Sable Island East End, CAdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)20.8 mm (0.8 in)14 years31 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1919Lake Cochituate, USdaily rain38.4 mm (1.5 in)33.1 mm (1.3 in)21 years30 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1919New Westminster, CAdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)41 years26 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1919Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)37 years26 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1919Blue Hill Coop, USdaily rain28.4 mm (1.1 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)29 years21 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1919Holmogadd A, SEdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)5 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1919Leominster, USdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1919Point Escuminac, CAdaily snowfall15.7 cm (6.2 in)5.5 cm (2.2 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1919Point Escuminac, CAdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1919Kola-In-Murman, RUdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)1.1 mm (0.04 in)34 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1919Kristianstad, SEdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)21 years18 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1919Greensboro Lock 7, USdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)7.3 mm (0.29 in)18 years17 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1919Sydney, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)4 years14 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 1919
Records on 04-17 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1919. 1919 had 39 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 1919. 1919 had 39 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).