Weather Records on 17 April 1965

411 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1965. Highest significance: Soltau, DE.

Key Facts for 17 April 1965

On 17 April 1965, 411 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 404 daily.
Soltau set a daily record precipitation of 28.6 mm (1.1 in) on 17 April 1965.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

411 stations

411 station records on 17 April 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	107.3 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Konigsmoor	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vineland Station	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	126.4 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parambu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zegveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mequatlingsnek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fife Lake 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Braunlage	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zeehan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stiege	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

411 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 101, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 17 April 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	101
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 17 April 1965 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 404.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

370 broken records

Margins by which the 370 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1965

Top 20 records on 17 April 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1965	Soltau, DE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1965	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1965	Listowel, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1965	Schierke, DE	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1965	Fort Cochin, IN	daily rain	107.3 mm (4.2 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1965	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1965	Woodstock, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1965	Konigsmoor, DE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1965	Bederkesa, DE	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1965	Caledonia, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1965	Vineland Station, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1965	Central Michigan UNIV, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1965	Gladwin, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1965	Teresina, BR	daily rain	126.4 mm (5.0 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1965	Currie Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1965	Manjeri, IN	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1965	Port Dover, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	89 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1965	Parambu, BR	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1965	Grayling, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1965	Barra, BR	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	42 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1965. 1965 had 411 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 20	266
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	16
80 to 100	9
100 to 120	9
120 to 140	2