Weather Records on 17 April 1998

1,795 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1998. Highest significance: Lenoir, US.

Key Facts for 17 April 1998

On 17 April 1998, 1,795 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
643 were record highs and 403 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 1,718 daily.
Lenoir set a daily record precipitation of 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 17 April 1998.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,795 stations

1,795 station records on 17 April 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
White Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Woogenellup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Melrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Elkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kingsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jasper 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Summerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Monticello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Norris	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Taripta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Baxter	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ghinghinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kendenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tazewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
W Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gairdner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eurombah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Borden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Billy Creek	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfather Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jacup Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ardurad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
The Canal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Curryville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cataloochee	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waychinicup Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaru	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hazard Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,795 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 274, Lowest daily maximum 204, Highest daily minimum 369, Lowest daily minimum 199, Heaviest daily rainfall 682, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 17 April 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	274
Lowest daily maximum	204
Highest daily minimum	369
Lowest daily minimum	199
Heaviest daily rainfall	682
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 17 April 1998 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 68, daily 1,718.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,490 broken records

Margins by which the 1,490 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1998

Top 20 records on 17 April 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1998	Lenoir, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	118 years	74 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1998	White Gums, AU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1998	Woogenellup, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1998	Woodburn, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1998	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1998	Patterson, US	daily rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1998	Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1998	Melrose, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1998	Elkin, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1998	Kingsport, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1998	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	monthly rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	124 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1998	Anderson, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1998	Jasper 1 NNW, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1998	Summerville, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1998	Danville 2 SE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 April 1998	Monticello 3 NE, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1998	Norris, US	daily rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1998	Pennington Gap, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1998	Taripta, AU	monthly rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 1998	Baxter, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	58 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1998. 1998 had 1,795 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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Data for records on 1998-04-17: 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 2026-10-17 (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	1,480
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1