Weather Records on 17 April 2010

606 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 2010. Highest significance: Dulce, US.

Key Facts for 17 April 2010

On 17 April 2010, 606 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 573 daily.
Dulce set a daily record precipitation of 33.3 mm (1.3 in) on 17 April 2010.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

606 stations

606 station records on 17 April 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dulce	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Calliham	United States	Record daily precipitation	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Wells AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Torreon Navajo Mission	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lubbock 9N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Turkey	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Amarilla 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flomot 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newman Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anson	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tow	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen Miller Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Truscott 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Presumida	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olney	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Cerrito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Magueyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yeneka	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton 4S Mesonet	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thule Op Site	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Misurata	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Copalillo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cadereyta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Chivela	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hua Hin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Micos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dundee 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Padilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scotia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Beach Usgs 702.2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna de Sanchez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miahuatlan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

606 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 17 April 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 17 April 2010 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 30, daily 573.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

479 broken records

Margins by which the 479 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 2010

Top 20 records on 17 April 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 2010	Dulce, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	73 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2010	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2010	Calliham, US	all-time rain	304.8 mm (12.0 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	19 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2010	Haskell, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2010	Graham, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2010	Johnson Rch, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2010	Aspermont, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2010	Crowell, US	monthly rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2010	Mineral Wells AP, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2010	Torreon Navajo Mission, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2010	Lubbock 9N, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2010	Stamford 1, US	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2010	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2010	Jayton, US	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2010	Turkey, US	all-time rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2010	Chama, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	113 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2010	Tierra Amarilla 4 N, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2010	Flomot 4 NE, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2010	Newman Aero, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2010	Kilauea 1134, US	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	45 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2010. 2010 had 606 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 20	430
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1