Weather Records on 19 April 1997

899 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 1997. Highest significance: P-Ranch South Place, US.

Key Facts for 19 April 1997

On 19 April 1997, 899 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
207 were record highs and 388 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 872 daily.
P-Ranch South Place set a daily record precipitation of 29.0 mm (1.1 in) on 19 April 1997.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

899 stations

899 station records on 19 April 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 April 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dorset 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Juchitan de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	156.0 cm (61.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Catharinasvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chepachet	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jerez de la Frontera	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Soria	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuajimoloyas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Troy L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calipan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
York Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Piseco	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gorya Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Major Gercino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Storsteinnes I Balsfjord	Norway	Record snow depth	190.0 cm (74.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goedgevonden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prade Rch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

899 records

Records set or tied on 19 April 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 213, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 175, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 19 April 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	213
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	175
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 19 April 1997 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 872.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

703 broken records

Margins by which the 703 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 740.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 April 1997

Top 20 records on 19 April 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 1997	P-Ranch South Place, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1997	Dorset 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1997	Newburyport, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1997	Dannemora, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1997	Juchitan de Zaragoza, MX	monthly rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1997	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	156.0 cm (61.4 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1997	Huelva, ES	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1997	Newport, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1997	Vitoria de Santo Antao, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1997	Middle Dam, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1997	Catharinasvlei, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1997	Ft Pierce, US	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1997	Garden Valley, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1997	Merced, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1997	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1997	Chepachet, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1997	Lake Placid 2 S, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1997	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1997	Jerez de la Frontera, ES	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1997	Soria, ES	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	42 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

1807 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1997. 1997 had 899 records.

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

Records on 04-19 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1814	1
1840	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1851	2
1852	3
1854	1
1860	2
1862	1
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1890	7
1892	3
1893	5
1894	15
1895	6
1896	3
1897	4
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	4
1902	3
1903	16
1904	31
1905	5
1906	23
1907	27
1908	14
1909	43
1910	37
1911	31
1912	14
1913	29
1914	42
1915	32
1916	26
1917	26
1918	53
1919	25
1920	66
1921	34
1922	46
1923	106
1924	99
1925	208
1926	421
1927	609
1928	404
1929	167
1930	70
1931	164
1932	125
1933	242
1934	291
1935	256
1936	382
1937	569
1938	433
1939	383
1940	361
1941	747
1942	254
1943	588
1944	290
1945	295
1946	501
1947	314
1948	817
1949	384
1950	211
1951	576
1952	450
1953	1,158
1954	342
1955	858
1956	480
1957	576
1958	268
1959	526
1960	216
1961	759
1962	567
1963	510
1964	478
1965	578
1966	1,188
1967	915
1968	612
1969	697
1970	943
1971	721
1972	573
1973	811
1974	593
1975	584
1976	863
1977	686
1978	616
1979	592
1980	844
1981	677
1982	641
1983	2,588
1984	720
1985	1,388
1986	522
1987	1,493
1988	1,100
1989	881
1990	1,502
1991	1,068
1992	594
1993	613
1994	1,117
1995	1,347
1996	751
1997	899
1998	1,049
1999	794
2000	963
2001	1,135
2002	1,612
2003	824
2004	783
2005	851
2006	1,111
2007	759
2008	926
2009	737
2010	600
2011	1,363
2012	660
2013	2,068
2014	436
2015	692
2016	813
2017	485
2018	1,490
2019	856
2020	444
2021	640
2022	1,166
2023	828
2024	790
2025	1,135
2026	460

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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	676
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1