Weather Records on 3 April 1997

1,155 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1997. Highest significance: Bjuroklubb, SE.

Key Facts for 3 April 1997

On 3 April 1997, 1,155 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
214 were record highs and 236 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 87 monthly and 1,065 daily.
Bjuroklubb set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.8 mm (1.6 in) on 3 April 1997.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,155 stations

1,155 station records on 3 April 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	221.2 mm (8.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Mc Lean	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Canadian	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Jaina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Guadalupe Y Calvo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brockton	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Karnes City 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Opaeula 870	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Capitol Reef Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
El Varejonal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Freer	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Amarillo	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pericos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tamazula de Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lerma	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pampa #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woonsocket	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoasen (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Loksmyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leinstrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Borger	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Lcd	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dimas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guatenipa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Childress Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guachochi (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sylvania	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Notla 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cayey 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,155 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 180, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 612, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 70.

Records on 3 April 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	180
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	612
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	70

Records on 3 April 1997 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 87, daily 1,065.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

980 broken records

Margins by which the 980 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1997

Top 20 records on 3 April 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1997	Bjuroklubb, SE	monthly rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1997	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	82 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1997	Clarendon, US	all-time rain	221.2 mm (8.7 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1997	Mc Lean, US	all-time rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1997	Canadian, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	78 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1997	Jaina, MX	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1997	Guadalupe Y Calvo (Smn), MX	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1997	Hornindal, NO	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1997	Panhandle, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1997	Brockton, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1997	Duchesne, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1997	Karnes City 2N, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1997	Opaeula 870, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1997	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1997	Kingsville, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 April 1997	Walnut Creek, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1997	Capitol Reef Np, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1997	El Varejonal, MX	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1997	Elida, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1997	Freer, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	57 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

1815 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1997. 1997 had 1,155 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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Data for records on 1997-04-03: 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	940
100 to 200	20
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	2