Weather Records on 4 April 2017

603 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 2017. Highest significance: Monte Vista 2W, US.

Key Facts for 4 April 2017

On 4 April 2017, 603 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
290 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 588 daily.
Monte Vista 2W set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 4 April 2017.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

603 stations

603 station records on 4 April 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gauhati	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jinnah Intl	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Senorita Divide #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shonkin 7 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gaoua	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holt L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nampula	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Betatakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Academy Aso	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Termez	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inter Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eldora	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge Metro AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gmo Im.E.K.Fedorova	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pojarkovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moundville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bratoljubovka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zavitaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

603 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 193, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 4 April 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	193
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 4 April 2017 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 588.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

501 broken records

Margins by which the 501 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 2017

Top 20 records on 4 April 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 2017	Monte Vista 2W, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	18.1 cm (7.1 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2017	Cochetopa Creek, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	104 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 April 2017	Yankton 2 E, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2017	Lumberton, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2017	Perry, US	monthly rain	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2017	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	117 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2017	Jacksonville NAS, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2017	Gauhati, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2017	Jinnah Intl, PK	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2017	Allerton, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	106 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2017	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	116 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2017	Quemado, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2017	Senorita Divide #2, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2017	Wewahitchka, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2017	Plant City, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2017	Sublette 7WSW, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2017	Jacksonville Beach, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2017	Shonkin 7 S, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2017	Trinidad, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2017	Gainesville Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 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

1794 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2017. 2017 had 603 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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Data for records on 2017-04-04: 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 50	482
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1