Weather Records on 17 April 1955

394 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1955. Highest significance: Barkestad, NO.

Key Facts for 17 April 1955

On 17 April 1955, 394 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
157 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 384 daily.
Barkestad set a daily record precipitation of 36.2 mm (1.4 in) on 17 April 1955.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

394 stations

394 station records on 17 April 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Emgcewe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McCulloch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colunio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Whetstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mooga Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wasa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nququ (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kareepan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wrights	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Escalante	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

394 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 17 April 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 17 April 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 384.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

291 broken records

Margins by which the 291 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1955

Top 20 records on 17 April 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1955	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1955	Emgcewe (Bos), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1955	Willowvale, AU	all-time rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1955	Lodi, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1955	Elliotdale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1955	McCall, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1955	McCulloch, CA	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1955	Lake Spaulding, US	monthly snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1955	Rock Creek, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1955	Colunio, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1955	Hillgrove (Hillview), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1955	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1955	Whetstone Post Office, AU	monthly rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1955	Lake Spaulding, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1955	Harnosand, SE	daily low min	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1955	Newport, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1955	Wondalli, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1955	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1955	The Valley, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1955	Drevja, NO	daily snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	44 years	29 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1955. 1955 had 394 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 50	282
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1