Weather Records on 4 April 1997

1,538 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1997. Highest significance: Aztec Ruins Nm, US.

Key Facts for 4 April 1997

On 4 April 1997, 1,538 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
420 were record highs and 377 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 91 monthly and 1,443 daily.
Aztec Ruins Nm set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 4 April 1997.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,538 stations

1,538 station records on 4 April 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Walebing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Maya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Alum Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mount Gould	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Window Rock 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
House	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mott	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Koobabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jocotepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Reeder	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shreveport	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sargents	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sayre	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dekalb	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flomot 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenbrier	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shamrock #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Lean	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Palote	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hakea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sparkman	United States	Record daily precipitation	241.0 mm (9.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,538 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 273, Highest daily minimum 283, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 593, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 84.

Records on 4 April 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	273
Highest daily minimum	283
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	593
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	84

Records on 4 April 1997 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 91, daily 1,443.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,256 broken records

Margins by which the 1,256 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 510.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1997

Top 20 records on 4 April 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1997	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1997	Simferopol, UA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1997	Mancos 1SW, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1997	Pierce 1 E, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1997	Clarendon, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1997	Fruitland, US	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	91 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1997	Moorarie, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1997	Elk City 4 W, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1997	Walebing, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1997	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	82 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1997	Maya, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1997	Alum Fk, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 April 1997	Mount Gould, AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1997	Window Rock 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1997	House, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1997	San Jon, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1997	Mott, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1997	Memphis, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1997	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1997	Hollis 5E, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 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

1794 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1997. 1997 had 1,538 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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Data for records on 1997-04-04: 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	1,214
100 to 200	34
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1