Weather Records on 17 April 1935

374 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1935. Highest significance: Nes Pa Hedmark, NO.

Key Facts for 17 April 1935

On 17 April 1935, 374 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 373 daily.
Nes Pa Hedmark set a daily record snow depth of 38.0 cm (15.0 in) on 17 April 1935.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

374 stations

374 station records on 17 April 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	217.4 mm (8.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hinnomunjie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mitta Mitta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrapara	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mannum (Sanderston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Corrong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Werribee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Birregurra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Yarley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrogate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

374 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 17 April 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 17 April 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

308 broken records

Margins by which the 308 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1935

Top 20 records on 17 April 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1935	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1935	Moormurang the Ridge, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1935	Innsbruck, AT	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1935	Hakalau 142, US	daily rain	217.4 mm (8.6 in)	156.4 mm (6.2 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1935	Honohina 137, US	daily rain	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1935	Morrisons (Ballark), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1935	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1935	Lindenow, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1935	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1935	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1935	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1935	Gormandale East, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1935	Omeo Comparison, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1935	Bairnsdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1935	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1935	Mykland, NO	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1935	Lake Moraine, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1935	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1935	Auburn, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1935	Barramunga, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	33 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1935. 1935 had 374 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 50	301
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1