Weather Records on 17 April 1941

460 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1941. Highest significance: Billings Wtp, US.

Key Facts for 17 April 1941

On 17 April 1941, 460 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 451 daily.
Billings Wtp set an all-time record daily precipitation of 118.9 mm (4.7 in) on 17 April 1941.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

460 stations

460 station records on 17 April 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Adel	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Powell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldine 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dhing	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Market	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman 3 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

460 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 17 April 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 17 April 1941 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 451.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

369 broken records

Margins by which the 369 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 546.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1941

Top 20 records on 17 April 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1941	Billings Wtp, US	all-time rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	76 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1941	Adel, US	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1941	Cascade 5 S, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1941	Big Timber, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1941	Cascade 5 S, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1941	Cordova AP, US	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1941	St Joseph Wbo, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1941	Touros, BR	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1941	Crow Agency, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1941	Fort Good Hope 2, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1941	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1941	Humboldt, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1941	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1941	Kealia 1112, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1941	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1941	Rapelje, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1941	Powell, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1941	Dubuque River, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1941	Adel, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1941	Halaula 1110, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	32 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1941. 1941 had 460 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 100	355
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1