Weather Records on 10 April 2017

846 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 2017. Highest significance: Meredith, AU.

Key Facts for 10 April 2017

On 10 April 2017, 846 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
503 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 825 daily.
Meredith set a daily record precipitation of 67.8 mm (2.7 in) on 10 April 2017.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

846 stations

846 station records on 10 April 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Lismore (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Melton Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wyelangta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Balliang East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Meredith (Darra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Woodend (Carlisle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Glen Park (White Swan Reservoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lauriston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eberys	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tanybryn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Drysdale (Brimdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shelford West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rockbank (Melton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Creek (Rocky Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hesket (Straws Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Benambra (Evandale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pykes Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bannockburn (Hillside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rokewood (Wurrook South)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Smeaton (Blampied (Bardia))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Melo	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabool Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Irrewillipe (Tomahawk Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Plenty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vaughan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort (Sheepwash)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hiva-Oa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Preston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Redesdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

846 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 227, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 276, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 268, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 10 April 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	227
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	276
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	268
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 10 April 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 825.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

739 broken records

Margins by which the 739 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 144.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 2017

Top 20 records on 10 April 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 2017	Meredith, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	128 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 April 2017	Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	128 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 April 2017	Beech Forest, AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	128 years	76 of 100 (Major)
10 April 2017	Ballan, AU	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	112 years	75 of 100 (Major)
10 April 2017	Lismore (Post Office), AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 April 2017	Melton Reservoir, AU	monthly rain	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 April 2017	Sierraville Rs, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 April 2017	Wyelangta, AU	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 April 2017	Durdidwarrah, AU	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 April 2017	Balliang East, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 April 2017	Meredith (Darra), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 April 2017	Woodend (Carlisle Street), AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 April 2017	Glen Park (White Swan Reservoi, AU	monthly rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 April 2017	Lauriston Reservoir, AU	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2017	Eberys, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2017	Tanybryn, AU	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2017	Malmsbury Reservoir, AU	monthly rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2017	Derrinallum (Craigmore), AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2017	Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	112 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2017	Drysdale (Brimdale), AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	56 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

1793 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2017. 2017 had 846 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	681
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1