Weather Records on 17 April 2008

842 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 2008. Highest significance: Gustavus, US.

Key Facts for 17 April 2008

On 17 April 2008, 842 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
195 were record highs and 357 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 826 daily.
Gustavus set a daily record snowfall of 17.3 cm (6.8 in) on 17 April 2008.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

842 stations

842 station records on 17 April 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gustavus	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Isseka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Volnovakha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kupiansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Velykyi Burluk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willigulli North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Acajete	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Izium	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nevado de Toluca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Auke Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wahiawa 930	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Balline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pago Pago WSO AP	American Samoa [United States]	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial Beach Ream Fld NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosamorada	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eleele 927	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Andoya	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kajlastuj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valujki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia 4 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kzylzar	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karaganda	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ghadames East	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Omsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Irtyshsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zharyk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hecelchakan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Omsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Verkhneuralsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

842 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 107, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 250, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 17 April 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	107
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	250
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 17 April 2008 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 826.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

683 broken records

Margins by which the 683 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 2008

Top 20 records on 17 April 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 2008	Gustavus, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2008	Isseka, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2008	Volnovakha, UA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2008	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	98 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2008	Kupiansk, UA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2008	Rush 1N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2008	Belleville, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2008	Velykyi Burluk, UA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2008	Willigulli North, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	89 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2008	Flagler 1S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2008	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high max	26.5 C (79.7 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2008	Acajete, MX	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2008	Izium, UA	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2008	Greenbushes, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2008	Great Bend 3WNW, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2008	Nevado de Toluca, MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2008	Piaxtla, MX	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2008	Bailey, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2008	Breckenridge, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2008	Westcliffe, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	96 years	41 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2008. 2008 had 842 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	638
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2