Weather Records on 17 April 1993

847 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1993. Highest significance: Elmira, US.

Key Facts for 17 April 1993

On 17 April 1993, 847 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 299 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 832 daily.
Elmira set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 17 April 1993.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

847 stations

847 station records on 17 April 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman Fisheries STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Divisa de Anitapolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freeville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Helen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Covelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lindley 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buncom 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Powhatan	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Equinunk 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emmitsburg 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paysandu	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yurecuaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arkville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marinette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

847 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 162, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 277, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 17 April 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	162
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 17 April 1993 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 832.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

703 broken records

Margins by which the 703 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1993

Top 20 records on 17 April 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1993	Elmira, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1993	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1993	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1993	Angelica, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1993	Spring Grove, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1993	Hagerstown, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1993	Taunton, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1993	Coleman Fisheries STN, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1993	Corning, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1993	Cortland, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1993	Fairfield, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1993	Nachiki, RU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1993	Spencer 2 N, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1993	Riddle, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1993	Divisa de Anitapolis, BR	daily rain	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1993	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1993	Freeville 1 NE, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1993	Glen Helen, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1993	Covelo, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1993	Liberty 1 NE, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	92 years	39 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1993. 1993 had 847 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	678
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1