Weather Records on 13 April 1997

2,451 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 1997. Highest significance: Madison, US.

Key Facts for 13 April 1997

On 13 April 1997, 2,451 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
194 were record highs and 1,512 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 133 monthly and 2,318 daily.
Madison set a daily record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 13 April 1997.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 13 April 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madison	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bedford	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Conception	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lyons	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Castana Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	170.0 cm (66.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jonacapa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lagos de Moreno (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hurdsfield 8 SW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dillinger	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,451 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 774, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 738, Heaviest daily rainfall 333, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 336.

Records on 13 April 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	774
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	738
Heaviest daily rainfall	333
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	336

Records on 13 April 1997 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 133, daily 2,318.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,062 broken records

Margins by which the 2,062 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

13 April 1997

Top 20 records on 13 April 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1997	Madison, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	96 years	77 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1997	Fairfield, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	100 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1997	Bedford, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	91 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1997	Blockton 1W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	97 years	64 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1997	Bloomfield, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1997	Conception, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1997	Lyons, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1997	Lemmon, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1997	Healy, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	96 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1997	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	99 years	61 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1997	W Pt, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	106 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 April 1997	Castana Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1997	Wakeeney, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1997	Gladwin, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1997	Superior, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1997	San Jose de Raices, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1997	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	170.0 cm (66.9 in)	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1997	Tekamah, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1997	Vinton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	103 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 1997	Washington, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	103 years	55 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

1798 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1997. 1997 had 2,451 records.

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

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	511
2017	454
2018	913
2019	736
2020	2,050
2021	465
2022	2,172
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	850

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Data for records on 1997-04-13: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,928
100 to 200	101
200 to 300	21
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	4
500 to 600	2