Weather Records on 14 April 1997

1,600 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1997. Highest significance: Centerville, US.

Key Facts for 14 April 1997

On 14 April 1997, 1,600 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
198 were record highs and 995 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 93 monthly and 1,507 daily.
Centerville set a daily record snow depth of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 14 April 1997.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,600 stations

1,600 station records on 14 April 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Centerville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	182.0 cm (71.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Constanta	Romania	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tulcea	Romania	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Futenma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cajon de Pea	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bintulu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Naha	Japan	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dzibalchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hurdsfield 8 SW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tacotan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Tecomate	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bolonchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Pinito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Isla Aguada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiksi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,600 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 464, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 531, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 169.

Records on 14 April 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	464
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	531
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	169

Records on 14 April 1997 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 93, daily 1,507.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,267 broken records

Margins by which the 1,267 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 570.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 1997

Top 20 records on 14 April 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1997	Centerville, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1997	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	182.0 cm (71.7 in)	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 April 1997	Bloomfield, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1997	Wialki South, AU	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1997	Keosauqua, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	103 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1997	Constanta, RO	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1997	Blockton 1W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	97 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1997	Tulcea, RO	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1997	Hickman, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1997	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1997	Lemmon, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1997	Futenma, JP	monthly rain	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1997	Cajon de Pea, MX	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1997	Victor 4 N, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1997	Weslaco, US	monthly low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	82 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1997	Pawnee City, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1997	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1997	Conception, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1997	Bintulu, MY	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1997	Naha, JP	daily rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	0 years	43 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

1801 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1997. 1997 had 1,600 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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	1,213
100 to 200	37
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	1