Weather Records on 17 April 1961

667 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1961. Highest significance: S Haven, US.

Key Facts for 17 April 1961

On 17 April 1961, 667 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 276 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 647 daily.
S Haven set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 17 April 1961.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

667 stations

667 station records on 17 April 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
I Dunno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boyatup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Kangawall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Badgebup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lavers Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dudinin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tambellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scaddan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Naretha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whiting	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowelling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wonthaggi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kukerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kankakee 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

667 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 178, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 123, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 17 April 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	178
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	123
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 17 April 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 647.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

525 broken records

Margins by which the 525 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1961

Top 20 records on 17 April 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1961	S Haven, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1961	Hillsdale, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1961	Bucyrus, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1961	Salmon Gums, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1961	I Dunno, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1961	Broomehill, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1961	Marion 2 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1961	Montpelier, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1961	Boyatup, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1961	Rochester, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1961	Allegan 5NE, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1961	Napoleon, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1961	Goroke (Kangawall), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1961	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1961	Albion 5 E, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1961	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1961	Badgebup, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1961	Lavers Hill, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1961	Dixville Notch, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1961	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	60 years	43 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1961. 1961 had 667 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 25	413
25 to 50	58
50 to 75	19
75 to 100	16
100 to 125	12
125 to 150	6
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1