Weather Records on 17 April 2005

572 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 2005. Highest significance: Glenlee, GB.

Key Facts for 17 April 2005

On 17 April 2005, 572 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
318 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 563 daily.
Glenlee set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.1 mm (2.5 in) on 17 April 2005.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

572 stations

572 station records on 17 April 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glenlee	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nis	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bale Mulhouse	France	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ronaldsway	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Benmore: Younger Botanic Garde	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ardtalnaig	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gogerddan	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record low maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Dell Oro	France	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jaral de Berrios	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colony	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jalostotitlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
The Poplars	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Liberec	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record low maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pijijiapan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Onslow Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.5 C (104.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cabo San Lucas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tveitsund	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milpa Alta	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record low minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bute: Rothesay	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sandersville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hanko Russaro	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ejido Reata	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cacahoatan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dixie	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hulett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oslo Blindern	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Cointrin	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waddington	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kielder Castle	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden-Hosterwitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

572 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 17 April 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 17 April 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 563.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

408 broken records

Margins by which the 408 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 2005

Top 20 records on 17 April 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 2005	Glenlee, GB	monthly rain	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2005	Yemassee 1 N, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2005	Nis, RS	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2005	Roxboro 7 ESE, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2005	Bale Mulhouse, FR	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2005	Ronaldsway, GB	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2005	Yorba Linda, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2005	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2005	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily high min	10.4 C (50.7 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2005	Benmore: Younger Botanic Garde, GB	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2005	Mersa Matruh, EG	daily high min	19.9 C (67.8 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2005	Ardtalnaig, GB	daily rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2005	Presque Isle, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2005	Faribault, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2005	Los Reyes, MX	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2005	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2005	Gogerddan, GB	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2005	Lyon - St Exupery, FR	daily low max	5.8 C (42.4 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2005	Kadoka, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	90 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2005	Edenton, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	35 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2005. 2005 had 572 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 10	380
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1