Weather Records on 3 April 2017

570 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 2017. Highest significance: Leesville, US.

Key Facts for 3 April 2017

On 3 April 2017, 570 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
276 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 559 daily.
Leesville set a daily record precipitation of 214.1 mm (8.4 in) on 3 April 2017.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

570 stations

570 station records on 3 April 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	214.1 mm (8.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Sortland-Kleiva	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leknes I Lofoten	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grunnfjord - Stakken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jena	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington Six Flags	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nha Trang	Vietnam	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pendzhikent	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sparkman	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Andoya	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Surry Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nice	France	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record high maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plaquemine 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pasighat	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alsvag I Versteralen II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baton Rouge Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rusk	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Voronez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lord Howe Island Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sultan Ismail Petra	Malaysia	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sretensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poset	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trang	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boromo	Burkina Faso	Record low maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baguio	Philippines	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

570 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 151, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 April 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	151
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 April 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 559.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

497 broken records

Margins by which the 497 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 2017

Top 20 records on 3 April 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 2017	Leesville, US	daily rain	214.1 mm (8.4 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 April 2017	Sortland-Kleiva, NO	monthly rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2017	Alexandria, US	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2017	Leknes I Lofoten, NO	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2017	Jennings, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2017	Collinsville 7 SE, US	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2017	Newton Exp STN, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2017	Crockett, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2017	Plain Dealing, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2017	Carthage, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2017	Grunnfjord - Stakken, NO	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2017	Dushanbe, TJ	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2017	Jena, US	monthly rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2017	Marksville, US	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2017	Paris, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2017	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2017	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2017	Titusville, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2017	Arlington Six Flags, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2017	Grapevine Dam, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	106 years	43 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

1815 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 2017. 2017 had 570 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

Download the Data

Data for records on 2017-04-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	437
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2