Weather Records on 17 April 1995

1,211 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1995. Highest significance: Wilsons Reservoir, AU.

Key Facts for 17 April 1995

On 17 April 1995, 1,211 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
473 were record highs and 204 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,181 daily.
Wilsons Reservoir set a daily record precipitation of 44.6 mm (1.8 in) on 17 April 1995.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,211 stations

1,211 station records on 17 April 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hominy	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Teuschnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsley Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Miller Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montagu (Montagu Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Booroorban (Ramsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Myrrhee (Joelyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vaughan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aratuipe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adak AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Puckawidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shepherds Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Darra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keilor (Arundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabool Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Doon Garage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freudenstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon (Samuel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Michelstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sokode	Togo	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valenca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Franklin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,211 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 157, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 316, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 451, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 17 April 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	157
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	316
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	451
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 17 April 1995 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 25, daily 1,181.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

930 broken records

Margins by which the 930 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 730.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1995

Top 20 records on 17 April 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1995	Wilsons Reservoir, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1995	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1995	Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	101 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1995	Ballarat Aerodrome, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1995	Gregory, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1995	Beales Reservoir, AU	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1995	Hominy, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1995	Teuschnitz, DE	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1995	Kingsley Dam, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1995	Flemington Racecourse, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1995	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1995	Valentine Miller Fld AP, US	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1995	Laverton Raaf, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1995	Montagu (Montagu Road), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1995	Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir), AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1995	Betatakin, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1995	Booroorban (Ramsay), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1995	O'Neill, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	98 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1995	Dookie Agricultural College, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1995	Myrrhee (Joelyn), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	44 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1995. 1995 had 1,211 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 100	917
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1