Weather Records on 17 April 2013

1,796 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 2013. Highest significance: Falls City Brenner Fld, US.

Key Facts for 17 April 2013

On 17 April 2013, 1,796 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
672 were record highs and 634 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,759 daily.
Falls City Brenner Fld set a monthly record daily precipitation of 131.1 mm (5.2 in) on 17 April 2013.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

1,796 stations

1,796 station records on 17 April 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bemidji	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ft Collins	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Maybell	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moline Quad City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford Gtr Rockford AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa Ind AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lingle 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Massena	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Ohare Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Altenbern	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fada N'Gourma	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oral	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chanthaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,796 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 453, Highest daily minimum 475, Lowest daily minimum 181, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 86, Deepest snow cover 202.

Records on 17 April 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	453
Highest daily minimum	475
Lowest daily minimum	181
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	86
Deepest snow cover	202

Records on 17 April 2013 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 1,759.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,501 broken records

Margins by which the 1,501 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 2013

Top 20 records on 17 April 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 2013	Falls City Brenner Fld, US	monthly rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	71 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2013	Agate 3 E, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2013	Meeker, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	116 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2013	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2013	Beloit, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	116 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2013	Wheatland 4N, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2013	Chicago Midway AP 3SW, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2013	Bemidji, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2013	Ft Collins, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2013	Maybell, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2013	Geneseo, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2013	Moline Quad City Intl AP, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2013	Casper-Natrona Co AP, US	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2013	Tecumseh 1S, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	112 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2013	General Wayne A Downing Intl A, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2013	Kirksville Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2013	Rockford Gtr Rockford AP, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2013	Eskdalemuir, GB	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2013	Leo 6 SW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2013	Newcastle, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	106 years	57 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2013. 2013 had 1,796 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 17 April 2013
Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,428
100 to 200	53
200 to 300	14
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	1