Weather Records on 17 April 1958

702 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1958. Highest significance: Telluride 4WNW, US.

Key Facts for 17 April 1958

On 17 April 1958, 702 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
553 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 695 daily.
Telluride 4WNW set a daily record snow depth of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 17 April 1958.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

702 stations

702 station records on 17 April 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Driekoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bralorne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canberra Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kowen Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wausau Record Herald	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mulakumood	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

702 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 334, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 219, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 17 April 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	334
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	219
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 17 April 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 695.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

567 broken records

Margins by which the 567 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 1958

Top 20 records on 17 April 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1958	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1958	Jaggiayapet, IN	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1958	Broederstroom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1958	Fort St James, CA	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1958	Brockville, CA	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1958	Driekoppies, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1958	Brookings, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1958	Menard, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1958	Bralorne, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1958	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	79 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1958	Hamilton, CA	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1958	Deming, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1958	Grayling, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1958	Grand Meadow, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1958	Maple Plain, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1958	Mora, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1958	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	63 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1958	Chandgad, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1958	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	63 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1958	Grundy Ctr, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	63 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1958. 1958 had 702 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	559
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1