Weather Records on 17 April 1996

1,044 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1996. Highest significance: Grafton, US.

Key Facts for 17 April 1996

On 17 April 1996, 1,044 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 302 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,019 daily.
Grafton set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 17 April 1996.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,044 stations

1,044 station records on 17 April 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Richmond (Brookbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	258.1 mm (10.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Swartkoppie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Middle Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Solvaer	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Petersham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grove (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goodman Sanitary Dist	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
N Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seven Mile Beach (Royal Hobart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Lloyd (San Irisido)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barre Falls Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Long Falls Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Campania (the Pines)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vinnytsia	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vargem Grande Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Park Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Odendaalsrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fernando Prestes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,044 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 208, Heaviest daily rainfall 462, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 53.

Records on 17 April 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	208
Heaviest daily rainfall	462
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	53

Records on 17 April 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 1,019.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

870 broken records

Margins by which the 870 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1996

Top 20 records on 17 April 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1996	Grafton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	87 years	76 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1996	Myroodah, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1996	Berlin, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1996	Richmond (Brookbank), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1996	Plaisance (Mauritiu, MU	monthly rain	258.1 mm (10.2 in)	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1996	Lakeport 2, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1996	Swartkoppie, ZA	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1996	Middle Dam, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1996	Sappho 8 E, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1996	Nord-Solvaer, NO	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1996	Farmington, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1996	Petersham 3 N, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1996	Grove (Comparison), AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1996	Gardiner, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1996	Vernon, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1996	Madison, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1996	Belchertown, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1996	Sandford (Maydena), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1996	Barcelona/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1996	Two Harbors, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	87 years	50 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1996. 1996 had 1,044 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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Data for records on 1996-04-17: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	850
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1