Weather Records on 7 April 2017

692 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 2017. Highest significance: Aspendell, US.

Key Facts for 7 April 2017

On 7 April 2017, 692 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
327 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 686 daily.
Aspendell set a daily record precipitation of 74.9 mm (2.9 in) on 7 April 2017.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

692 stations

692 station records on 7 April 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aspendell	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Brockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Grace	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Aspendell	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stony Gorge Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clearlake 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Freeville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spratt Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uwajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sattahip	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
John Day	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New London Lock #22	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shickshinny 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Natl Arboretum Dc	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Graton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Canyon Nyack AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camden	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mahanoy City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

692 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 261, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 314, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 7 April 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	261
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	314
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 7 April 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 686.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

588 broken records

Margins by which the 588 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 2017

Top 20 records on 7 April 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 2017	Aspendell, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
7 April 2017	Brockport, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	123 years	75 of 100 (Major)
7 April 2017	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	72 of 100 (Major)
7 April 2017	Sodus 1W, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	87 years	72 of 100 (Major)
7 April 2017	Auburn, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	114 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 April 2017	Grace, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 April 2017	Skaneateles, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	103 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 April 2017	Waverly, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	123 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 April 2017	Canton 4 SE, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 April 2017	Aspendell, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2017	Chester, US	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2017	Fulton, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2017	Stony Gorge Rsvr, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2017	Angelica, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	123 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2017	Greene, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2017	Clearlake 4 SE, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2017	Watertown, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2017	Petaluma AP, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2017	Mt Morris 2W, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	123 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2017	Cartersville, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	49 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

1800 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2017. 2017 had 692 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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Data for records on 2017-04-07: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	584
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1