Weather Records on 17 April 1944

334 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1944. Highest significance: Concordia ASOS, US.

Key Facts for 17 April 1944

On 17 April 1944, 334 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 316 daily.
Concordia ASOS set a daily record snowfall of 19.1 cm (7.5 in) on 17 April 1944.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

334 stations

334 station records on 17 April 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crateus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Midvale	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Limon 10 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

334 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 92, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 17 April 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 17 April 1944 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 13, daily 316.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

273 broken records

Margins by which the 273 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1944

Top 20 records on 17 April 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1944	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1944	Crete 4ESE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1944	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1944	Wahoo, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1944	Holdrege, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1944	Mc Cook, US	all-time snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1944	Norton 9SSE, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1944	Hebron, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1944	Hoxie, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1944	Beaver City, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1944	Culbertson, US	monthly snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1944	Pawnee City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1944	Red Cloud, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1944	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1944	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1944	Fillmore, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1944	Crateus, BR	daily rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1944	Franklin, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1944	Gothenburg, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1944	Wakeeney, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1944. 1944 had 334 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	221
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1