Weather Records on 15 April 1997

1,031 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1997. Highest significance: Krakmo, NO.

Key Facts for 15 April 1997

On 15 April 1997, 1,031 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 628 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,000 daily.
Krakmo set a daily record snow depth of 178.0 cm (70.1 in) on 15 April 1997.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,031 stations

1,031 station records on 15 April 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	178.0 cm (70.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dzhalal-Abad	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bessaker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeiro Goncalves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hefei	China	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sisal	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	178.0 cm (70.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	126.0 cm (49.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jalostotitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Centenario	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atotonilco El Alto	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record snow depth	83.0 cm (32.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steinhatchee 6 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buras	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hurdsfield 8 SW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lagos de Moreno (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Barretal I	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albion 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cajon de Pea	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bellavista	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mascota (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Gaspar de Los Reyes	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
C.E.I. Ciudad Mante	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Zapotes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,031 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 344, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 284, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 80.

Records on 15 April 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	344
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	284
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	80

Records on 15 April 1997 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 1,000.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

821 broken records

Margins by which the 821 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 550.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1997

Top 20 records on 15 April 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1997	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	178.0 cm (70.1 in)	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 April 1997	Dzhalal-Abad, KG	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1997	Lemmon, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1997	Bessaker, NO	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1997	Ekalaka, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1997	Sundance, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1997	Ribeiro Goncalves, BR	daily rain	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1997	Hefei, CN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1997	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1997	Sisal, MX	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1997	Susendal, NO	daily snow depth	178.0 cm (70.1 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1997	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1997	Beaver Dam Wwtp, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1997	Farmerville, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1997	Ankenes, NO	daily snow depth	126.0 cm (49.6 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1997	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	14.2 C (57.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	106 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1997	Jalostotitlan, MX	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1997	Presa Centenario, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1997	Glennville 3NW, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1997	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	94 years	40 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 1,031 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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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	788
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2