Weather Records on 17 April 2001

1,013 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 2001. Highest significance: George Airport, ZA.

Key Facts for 17 April 2001

On 17 April 2001, 1,013 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
338 were record highs and 456 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 997 daily.
George Airport set a daily record precipitation of 102.6 mm (4.0 in) on 17 April 2001.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

1,013 stations

1,013 station records on 17 April 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Nicolas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tenacitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tamapatz	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro Prieto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta 3.5 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Puntilla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Black Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Naha	Japan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dividalen	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kantunilkin	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Dam	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wise 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Ildelfonso Villa Alta	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uchur	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.2 C (-24.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kushiro	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tangancicuaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zacapu (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,013 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 232, Lowest daily maximum 302, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 154, Heaviest daily rainfall 104, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 51.

Records on 17 April 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	232
Lowest daily maximum	302
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	154
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	51

Records on 17 April 2001 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 13, daily 997.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

752 broken records

Margins by which the 752 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 2001

Top 20 records on 17 April 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 2001	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	114 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 April 2001	Rison, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	100 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2001	Minatitlan, MX	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2001	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2001	San Nicolas, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2001	Tenacitas, MX	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2001	Angelica, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2001	Colorado City, US	daily low max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2001	Tower 2S, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2001	Highlands, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2001	Purcell 2 SW, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	103 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2001	Eastland, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2001	Tamapatz, MX	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2001	Angelica, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2001	Bowie, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2001	Cerro Prieto, MX	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2001	Skagway, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2001	Detour Village, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2001	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2001	Iowa Falls, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	91 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

1799 to 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2001. 2001 had 1,013 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 50	724
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2