Weather Records on 17 April 1997

889 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1997. Highest significance: Estherville 4E, US.

Key Facts for 17 April 1997

On 17 April 1997, 889 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 452 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 866 daily.
Estherville 4E set a daily record precipitation of 51.6 mm (2.0 in) on 17 April 1997.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

889 stations

889 station records on 17 April 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Meka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
San Jose del Verde	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Cuchillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yecora (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	148.0 cm (58.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Konotop	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ibeka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Cruz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Mayab	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cadereyta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid/Cuatrovientos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tonala (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Phanom	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tenango de Doria	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ibiza/Escodola	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bjorkasen	Norway	Record snow depth	141.0 cm (55.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Glacier	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Split Marjan	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Catarina Sur	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Venustiano Carranza	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record snow depth	204.0 cm (80.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lenorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Zenzontepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vero Beach 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Knin	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sabinas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney 16N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

889 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 246, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 206, Heaviest daily rainfall 228, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 17 April 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	246
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	206
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 17 April 1997 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 866.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

701 broken records

Margins by which the 701 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

17 April 1997

Top 20 records on 17 April 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1997	Estherville 4E, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1997	Meka Station, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1997	San Jose del Verde, MX	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1997	El Cuchillo, MX	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1997	Yecora (Dge), MX	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1997	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	148.0 cm (58.3 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1997	Konotop, UA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1997	Susanville 2SW, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1997	Ibeka (Bos), ZA	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1997	La Cruz, MX	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1997	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1997	Walthill 1E, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1997	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	107 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1997	El Mayab, MX	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1997	Ankenes, NO	daily snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1997	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1997	Cadereyta, MX	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1997	Madrid/Cuatrovientos, ES	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1997	Sabinas, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1997	Caledonia, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	36 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

1799 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1997. 1997 had 889 records.

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

Records on 04-17 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1807	1
1808	1
1815	1
1817	1
1818	1
1819	1
1823	1
1825	1
1830	1
1835	3
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	3
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	2
1868	1
1873	4
1874	1
1875	3
1877	4
1878	2
1880	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	2
1892	4
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	3
1899	1
1900	2
1901	4
1902	4
1903	5
1904	19
1905	11
1906	14
1907	16
1908	38
1909	7
1910	29
1911	33
1912	27
1913	20
1914	83
1915	30
1916	30
1917	32
1918	35
1919	39
1920	87
1921	148
1922	96
1923	71
1924	74
1925	103
1926	140
1927	256
1928	308
1929	145
1930	238
1931	216
1932	615
1933	261
1934	234
1935	374
1936	308
1937	439
1938	564
1939	618
1940	337
1941	460
1942	415
1943	285
1944	334
1945	475
1946	492
1947	461
1948	622
1949	439
1950	293
1951	441
1952	529
1953	818
1954	650
1955	394
1956	486
1957	277
1958	702
1959	434
1960	553
1961	667
1962	597
1963	702
1964	766
1965	411
1966	409
1967	935
1968	745
1969	728
1970	547
1971	924
1972	546
1973	589
1974	244
1975	666
1976	1,630
1977	906
1978	620
1979	810
1980	675
1981	621
1982	965
1983	1,365
1984	720
1985	917
1986	997
1987	960
1988	1,082
1989	638
1990	1,065
1991	614
1992	1,105
1993	847
1994	1,047
1995	1,211
1996	1,044
1997	889
1998	1,795
1999	1,730
2000	1,082
2001	1,013
2002	2,284
2003	1,037
2004	761
2005	572
2006	1,430
2007	863
2008	842
2009	779
2010	606
2011	982
2012	920
2013	1,796
2014	913
2015	813
2016	977
2017	469
2018	1,585
2019	458
2020	1,165
2021	701
2022	831
2023	628
2024	690
2025	1,058
2026	838

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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	688
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1