Weather Records on 11 April 1997

3,077 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 1997. Highest significance: Beloit, US.

Key Facts for 11 April 1997

On 11 April 1997, 3,077 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
236 were record highs and 1,696 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 267 monthly and 2,802 daily.
Beloit set a monthly record daily snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 11 April 1997.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 11 April 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 April 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Minonk	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Lakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Conception	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Clinton #1	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Centerville	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Conception	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wapello	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lynch	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fullerton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Milan	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nyerilup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Princeville Rch 1117	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dillinger	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Grant 5 SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	174.0 cm (68.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haddam	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Piper City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha #1	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3,077 records

Records set or tied on 11 April 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 169, Lowest daily maximum 945, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 751, Heaviest daily rainfall 380, Heaviest daily snowfall 324, Deepest snow cover 441.

Records on 11 April 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	169
Lowest daily maximum	945
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	751
Heaviest daily rainfall	380
Heaviest daily snowfall	324
Deepest snow cover	441

Records on 11 April 1997 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 267, daily 2,802.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,555 broken records

Margins by which the 2,555 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 April 1997

Top 20 records on 11 April 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 April 1997	Beloit, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	77 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 April 1997	Minonk, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1997	Guthrie Ctr, US	monthly snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	61 years	78 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1997	Fairfield, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	100 years	73 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1997	Lakin, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	103 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1997	Pierce 1 E, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	74 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1997	Conception, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	77 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1997	Bloomfield, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	69 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1997	Clinton #1, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	84 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1997	Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP, US	monthly snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1997	Keokuk L&D 19, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1997	Cawker City, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	83 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1997	Centerville, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1997	Conception, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1997	Pontiac, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1997	Wapello, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1997	Lynch, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	100 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1997	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	96 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1997	Palmyra, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 April 1997	Fullerton, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	86 years	64 of 100 (Major)

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

1800 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1997. 1997 had 3,077 records.

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

Records on 04-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1808	1
1809	1
1812	3
1818	1
1831	1
1832	1
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	2
1865	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1898	7
1899	11
1900	6
1901	4
1902	6
1903	13
1904	12
1905	20
1906	19
1907	7
1908	12
1909	30
1910	19
1911	19
1912	47
1913	48
1914	38
1915	127
1916	64
1917	62
1918	43
1919	42
1920	73
1921	32
1922	140
1923	89
1924	169
1925	197
1926	198
1927	156
1928	220
1929	214
1930	761
1931	185
1932	497
1933	481
1934	246
1935	261
1936	175
1937	245
1938	289
1939	611
1940	932
1941	579
1942	301
1943	546
1944	626
1945	890
1946	383
1947	478
1948	921
1949	402
1950	322
1951	623
1952	502
1953	594
1954	392
1955	610
1956	420
1957	508
1958	473
1959	582
1960	469
1961	532
1962	384
1963	450
1964	255
1965	763
1966	599
1967	757
1968	663
1969	353
1970	522
1971	495
1972	792
1973	1,479
1974	982
1975	851
1976	478
1977	1,231
1978	854
1979	977
1980	399
1981	1,036
1982	1,132
1983	1,040
1984	623
1985	952
1986	1,062
1987	440
1988	1,162
1989	1,931
1990	1,347
1991	1,287
1992	978
1993	722
1994	952
1995	2,134
1996	1,182
1997	3,077
1998	916
1999	1,318
2000	667
2001	1,865
2002	568
2003	1,156
2004	888
2005	930
2006	666
2007	962
2008	1,373
2009	1,102
2010	623
2011	1,664
2012	806
2013	1,482
2014	633
2015	399
2016	534
2017	489
2018	795
2019	812
2020	625
2021	892
2022	1,179
2023	1,036
2024	782
2025	1,177
2026	604

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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	2,338
100 to 200	172
200 to 300	31
300 to 400	10
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1