Weather Records on 17 April 1942

415 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1942. Highest significance: Hypoluxo, US.

Key Facts for 17 April 1942

On 17 April 1942, 415 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 408 daily.
Hypoluxo set an all-time record daily precipitation of 328.9 mm (12.9 in) on 17 April 1942.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

415 stations

415 station records on 17 April 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	328.9 mm (12.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ambari	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Villiers (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mussoorie	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nakodar	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tamarack	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woudzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Overdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hoosier Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rajpur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Springville Tule Hd	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ione	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Edgewater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sonepat	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Unnao	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baheri	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Firozabad	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Purwa	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranike	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baseri	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jiwanpur Sagri	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

415 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 17 April 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 April 1942 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 408.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

368 broken records

Margins by which the 368 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1942

Top 20 records on 17 April 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1942	Hypoluxo, US	all-time rain	328.9 mm (12.9 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 years	77 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1942	Black Lake, US	all-time rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1942	Nainital, IN	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1942	Ambari, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1942	Fellsmere 7 SSW, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1942	Nurpur, IN	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1942	Villiers (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1942	Pasamonte, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1942	Mussoorie, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1942	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1942	Nakodar, IN	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1942	Galway, IE	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1942	Pauri, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1942	Hissar, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1942	Tamarack, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1942	Honomu Mauka 138, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1942	Woudzicht, ZA	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1942	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1942	Overdene, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1942	Highland Home, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	30 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1942. 1942 had 415 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 20	344
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1