Weather Records on 10 April 1997

2,935 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 1997. Highest significance: Lamoni, US.

Key Facts for 10 April 1997

On 10 April 1997, 2,935 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
255 were record highs and 1,735 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 169 monthly and 2,763 daily.
Lamoni set a daily record snowfall of 29.7 cm (11.7 in) on 10 April 1997.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 10 April 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lamoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Saguache	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Newell	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	174.0 cm (68.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dillinger	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk Karl Stefan Mem AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Halsafjord II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shenandoah	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yautepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
NE Nebraska Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winside	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Qaqortoq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bud 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,935 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 1,077, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 658, Heaviest daily rainfall 345, Heaviest daily snowfall 275, Deepest snow cover 325.

Records on 10 April 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	1,077
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	658
Heaviest daily rainfall	345
Heaviest daily snowfall	275
Deepest snow cover	325

Records on 10 April 1997 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 169, daily 2,763.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,434 broken records

Margins by which the 2,434 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 1997

Top 20 records on 10 April 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 1997	Lamoni, US	daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	97 years	74 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1997	Mt Ayr, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	101 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1997	Ekalaka, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1997	Creighton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.9 cm (5.9 in)	101 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1997	Duchesne, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	91 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1997	Stanton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	103 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1997	Western 2W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	87 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1997	Plevna, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	78 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1997	Weeping Water, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	103 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1997	Okeene, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1997	Saguache, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1997	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	103 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1997	Newell, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1997	Cedar Butte, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 April 1997	Biskra, DZ	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1997	Aurora, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	101 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1997	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	97 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1997	Ashland #2, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	101 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1997	Syracuse, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	103 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1997	Sorve, EE	daily rain	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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

1793 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1997. 1997 had 2,935 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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Data for records on 1997-04-10: 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	2,273
100 to 200	129
200 to 300	19
300 to 400	8
400 to 500	4
500 to 600	1