Weather Records on 17 April 1954

650 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1954. Highest significance: St Andrews, CA.

Key Facts for 17 April 1954

On 17 April 1954, 650 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
275 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 632 daily.
St Andrews set a monthly record daily precipitation of 95.5 mm (3.8 in) on 17 April 1954.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

650 stations

650 station records on 17 April 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dolgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Windhoek	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls Mill St	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kanab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

650 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 324, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 17 April 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	324
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 17 April 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 632.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

549 broken records

Margins by which the 549 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1954

Top 20 records on 17 April 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1954	St Andrews, CA	monthly rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1954	Jamestown, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1954	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1954	Wallal Downs, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1954	Worcester, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1954	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1954	Harvey Station, CA	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1954	Oneonta 1 S, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1954	Brockton, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1954	Gibb River, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1954	Storrs, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1954	Woodland, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1954	Amherst, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1954	Franklin, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1954	Turners Falls, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1954	Quebec, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1954	Cream Hill, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1954	Cutchogue, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1954	Delhi 2 SE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1954	Maniwaki 2, CA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	41 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1954. 1954 had 650 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	427
10 to 20	83
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1