Weather Records on 17 April 1928

308 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1928. Highest significance: Old Junee (Millbank), AU.

Key Facts for 17 April 1928

On 17 April 1928, 308 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 179 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 303 daily.
Old Junee (Millbank) set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 17 April 1928.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

308 stations

308 station records on 17 April 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wantiool (Caithness)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Seven Oaks (Bellimbopinni)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Steam Plains 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Noorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
M.R.A.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Springfield 2)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gogeldrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tungamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narromine (Alagala Old)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tatura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wakool (Barratta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

308 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 17 April 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 17 April 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 303.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

256 broken records

Margins by which the 256 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1928

Top 20 records on 17 April 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1928	Old Junee (Millbank), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1928	Wantiool (Caithness), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1928	Seven Oaks (Bellimbopinni), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1928	Macksville Country Club, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1928	Redbank Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1928	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1928	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1928	Lucknow, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1928	Stratford, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	59 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1928	Steam Plains 1, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1928	Plauen, DE	monthly snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1928	Watford, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1928	Noorong, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1928	Husum, DE	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1928	Eustis 2 S, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1928	Ulmarra (Newsagency), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1928	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1928	Battleford, CA	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1928	M.R.A., AU	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1928	Waterville, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	20 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1928. 1928 had 308 records.

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

Records on 04-17 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1807	1
1808	1
1815	1
1817	1
1818	1
1819	1
1823	1
1825	1
1830	1
1835	3
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	3
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	2
1868	1
1873	4
1874	1
1875	3
1877	4
1878	2
1880	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	2
1892	4
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	3
1899	1
1900	2
1901	4
1902	4
1903	5
1904	19
1905	11
1906	14
1907	16
1908	38
1909	7
1910	29
1911	33
1912	27
1913	20
1914	83
1915	30
1916	30
1917	32
1918	35
1919	39
1920	87
1921	148
1922	96
1923	71
1924	74
1925	103
1926	140
1927	256
1928	308
1929	145
1930	238
1931	216
1932	615
1933	261
1934	234
1935	374
1936	308
1937	439
1938	564
1939	618
1940	337
1941	460
1942	415
1943	285
1944	334
1945	475
1946	492
1947	461
1948	622
1949	439
1950	293
1951	441
1952	529
1953	818
1954	650
1955	394
1956	486
1957	277
1958	702
1959	434
1960	553
1961	667
1962	597
1963	702
1964	766
1965	411
1966	409
1967	935
1968	745
1969	728
1970	547
1971	924
1972	546
1973	589
1974	244
1975	666
1976	1,630
1977	906
1978	620
1979	810
1980	675
1981	621
1982	965
1983	1,365
1984	720
1985	917
1986	997
1987	960
1988	1,082
1989	638
1990	1,065
1991	614
1992	1,105
1993	847
1994	1,047
1995	1,211
1996	1,044
1997	889
1998	1,795
1999	1,730
2000	1,082
2001	1,013
2002	2,284
2003	1,037
2004	761
2005	572
2006	1,430
2007	863
2008	842
2009	779
2010	606
2011	982
2012	920
2013	1,796
2014	913
2015	813
2016	977
2017	469
2018	1,585
2019	458
2020	1,165
2021	701
2022	831
2023	628
2024	690
2025	1,058
2026	838

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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	208
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	14
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	2