Weather Records on 17 April 2004

761 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 2004. Highest significance: Palmerville, AU.

Key Facts for 17 April 2004

On 17 April 2004, 761 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
519 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 744 daily.
Palmerville set a daily record low maximum temperature of 24.0 C (75.2 F) on 17 April 2004.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

761 stations

761 station records on 17 April 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lincang	China	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snowshoe Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nambour Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dongfang	China	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miahuatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montville "Craglands"	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Playa Vicente	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuetzalan del Progreso	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colonia Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record low maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sirte	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Threave	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lancang	China	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arrowhead	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ingenio Catmis	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Takamatsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cuquio	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Surigao	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shenandoah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

761 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 355, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 April 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	355
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 April 2004 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 744.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

581 broken records

Margins by which the 581 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 2004

Top 20 records on 17 April 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 2004	Palmerville, AU	daily low max	24.0 C (75.2 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	107 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2004	Lincang, CN	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2004	Kimberley, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2004	Rio Grande City, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2004	Postville, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	91 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2004	Snowshoe Lake, US	all-time rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2004	Gavar, AM	daily rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2004	Nambour Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2004	Dongfang, CN	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2004	Belle Plaine, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2004	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2004	Miahuatlan (Smn), MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2004	Albia 3 NNE, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	109 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2004	Carroll, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2004	Chariton 1 E, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2004	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	109 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2004	Kirksville, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	109 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2004	Gage, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	99 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2004	Norton 9SSE, US	daily high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	78 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2004	Audubon, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	38 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2004. 2004 had 761 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	569
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1