Weather Records on 17 April 1994

1,047 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1994. Highest significance: Salzburg, AT.

Key Facts for 17 April 1994

On 17 April 1994, 1,047 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
686 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,022 daily.
Salzburg set a daily record precipitation of 51.5 mm (2.0 in) on 17 April 1994.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,047 stations

1,047 station records on 17 April 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Myronivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nanchang	China	Record daily precipitation	181.5 mm (7.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Changde	China	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trostberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pinos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Rodriguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zoquitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Macuspana (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Methoni	Greece	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Savage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lagos de Moreno (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lagos de Moreno (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,047 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 438, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 248, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 17 April 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	438
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	248
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 17 April 1994 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 1,022.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

769 broken records

Margins by which the 769 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 1994

Top 20 records on 17 April 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1994	Salzburg, AT	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1994	Myronivka, UA	monthly rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1994	Nanchang, CN	monthly rain	181.5 mm (7.1 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1994	Mae Hong Son, TH	monthly rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1994	Pony, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1994	Changde, CN	monthly rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1994	Tangier City, MA	daily low min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1994	Florence, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1994	Trostberg, DE	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1994	Pinos (Smn), MX	monthly rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1994	Bishop AP, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1994	Wibaux 2 E, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1994	Wien, AT	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1994	Sharon Springs, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1994	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	89 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1994	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1994	Valier, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1994	Ft Yates 4 SW, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	95 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1994	Paisley, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1994	Wallowa, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	37 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1994. 1994 had 1,047 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	763
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1