Weather Records on 17 April 2016

977 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 2016. Highest significance: Ellis, US.

Key Facts for 17 April 2016

On 17 April 2016, 977 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
536 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 915 daily.
Ellis set an all-time record daily precipitation of 167.6 mm (6.6 in) on 17 April 2016.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

977 stations

977 station records on 17 April 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ellis	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Idjevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hays	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cedar Bluff Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Covert	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hershey 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Eagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hill City 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Arnold	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
McCamey	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan Mill	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lipan 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Norcatur 3WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yongan	China	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilhelmina Rise 721	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefont 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gauhati	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Strontia Springs Dam	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood 8SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kempten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

977 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 274, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 262, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 310, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 17 April 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	274
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	262
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	310
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 17 April 2016 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 57, daily 915.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

870 broken records

Margins by which the 870 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 2016

Top 20 records on 17 April 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 2016	Ellis, US	all-time rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 April 2016	Coldwater, US	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	120 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 April 2016	Ness City, US	monthly rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	120 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
17 April 2016	Smith Ctr, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2016	Mason City, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	119 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2016	Miller, US	monthly rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2016	Minden, US	monthly rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	120 years	70 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2016	Idjevan, AM	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2016	Hays, US	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2016	Cedar Bluff Dam, US	all-time rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2016	Greeley, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	108 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2016	Harlan Co Lake, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	57 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2016	Holdrege, US	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	115 years	67 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2016	Densmore 2N, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2016	Forestburg 5 S, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	117 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2016	Mc Cook, US	all-time rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	106 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2016	Covert, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2016	Hershey 5 SSE, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2016	Imperial, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	119 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2016	Eagle, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	74 years	63 of 100 (Major)

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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2016. 2016 had 977 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 2016
Margin	Records
0 to 100	852
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1