Weather Records on 17 April 1962

597 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1962. Highest significance: Suldalsvatn, NO.

Key Facts for 17 April 1962

On 17 April 1962, 597 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
150 were record highs and 300 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 586 daily.
Suldalsvatn set a daily record snow depth of 126.0 cm (49.6 in) on 17 April 1962.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

597 stations

597 station records on 17 April 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	126.0 cm (49.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Drieputs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nuguru(Venkitapu)	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	179.0 cm (70.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chodavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	114.0 cm (44.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Kalk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hatta	India	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tussenvier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	212.0 cm (83.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salopia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yadgir	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

597 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 214, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 17 April 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	214
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 17 April 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 586.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

437 broken records

Margins by which the 437 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 850.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1962

Top 20 records on 17 April 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	126.0 cm (49.6 in)	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1962	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1962	Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de, FR	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1962	Drieputs, ZA	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1962	Nuguru(Venkitapu), IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1962	Roldal, NO	daily snow depth	179.0 cm (70.5 in)	65.0 cm (25.6 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1962	Timbo Novo (Pcd), BR	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1962	Chodavaram, IN	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1962	Juneau Dwtn, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1962	Quitman 2 NW, US	monthly low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1962	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	114.0 cm (44.9 in)	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1962	Bloemfontein Airpor, ZA	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1962	Zevenfontein, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1962	Shikarpur, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1962	De Kalk, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1962	St Augustine, US	daily low min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1962	Concord, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1962	Parry Sound, CA	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1962	Hatta, IN	monthly rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1962	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	31 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1962. 1962 had 597 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 200	430
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1