Weather Records on 11 April 2017

489 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 2017. Highest significance: Warruwi, AU.

Key Facts for 11 April 2017

On 11 April 2017, 489 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
305 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 481 daily.
Warruwi set a daily record precipitation of 222.4 mm (8.8 in) on 11 April 2017.
Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

489 stations

489 station records on 11 April 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 April 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	222.4 mm (8.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Stillhouse Hollow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Marquette	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marlo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	221.5 mm (8.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jabiru Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holcombe	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tindal Raaf	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nowa Nowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Little Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miyazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Copperas Cove 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fada N'Gourma	Burkina Faso	Record high maximum temperature	50.0 C (122.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bay 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cloverdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine (Melville Forest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford Hanscom Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Daingerfield 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sanford 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bremond	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bete Bolong (Russells Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Black Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

489 records

Records set or tied on 11 April 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 169, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 11 April 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	169
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 11 April 2017 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 481.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

410 broken records

Margins by which the 410 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 125.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 April 2017

Top 20 records on 11 April 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 April 2017	Warruwi, AU	daily rain	222.4 mm (8.8 in)	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 April 2017	Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	125.9 mm (5.0 in)	50 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 April 2017	Stillhouse Hollow Dam, US	monthly rain	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	19 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 April 2017	Marquette, US	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	157 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2017	Marlo, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2017	Napoopoo 28, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2017	Dequeen, US	all-time rain	221.5 mm (8.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2017	Waverly, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	115 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2017	Jabiru Airport, AU	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2017	Hope 3 NE, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2017	Holcombe, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2017	Middleton, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2017	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	118 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2017	Mt Morris 2W, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	117 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2017	Juana Diaz Camp, PR	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2017	Mohonk Lake, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2017	Idabel, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2017	Northport, US	daily low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2017	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2017	Miyakejima, JP	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 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

1800 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 2017. 2017 had 489 records.

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

Records on 04-11 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1803	1
1808	1
1809	1
1812	3
1818	1
1831	1
1832	1
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1854	1
1857	1
1863	2
1865	2
1866	1
1868	1
1869	3
1871	1
1874	1
1876	2
1879	2
1880	2
1881	1
1882	2
1885	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	4
1889	2
1890	2
1891	2
1892	3
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1898	7
1899	11
1900	6
1901	4
1902	6
1903	13
1904	12
1905	20
1906	19
1907	7
1908	12
1909	30
1910	19
1911	19
1912	47
1913	48
1914	38
1915	127
1916	64
1917	62
1918	43
1919	42
1920	73
1921	32
1922	140
1923	89
1924	169
1925	197
1926	198
1927	156
1928	220
1929	214
1930	761
1931	185
1932	497
1933	481
1934	246
1935	261
1936	175
1937	245
1938	289
1939	611
1940	932
1941	579
1942	301
1943	546
1944	626
1945	890
1946	383
1947	478
1948	921
1949	402
1950	322
1951	623
1952	502
1953	594
1954	392
1955	610
1956	420
1957	508
1958	473
1959	582
1960	469
1961	532
1962	384
1963	450
1964	255
1965	763
1966	599
1967	757
1968	663
1969	353
1970	522
1971	495
1972	792
1973	1,479
1974	982
1975	851
1976	478
1977	1,231
1978	854
1979	977
1980	399
1981	1,036
1982	1,132
1983	1,040
1984	623
1985	952
1986	1,062
1987	440
1988	1,162
1989	1,931
1990	1,347
1991	1,287
1992	978
1993	722
1994	952
1995	2,134
1996	1,182
1997	3,077
1998	916
1999	1,318
2000	667
2001	1,865
2002	568
2003	1,156
2004	888
2005	930
2006	666
2007	962
2008	1,373
2009	1,102
2010	623
2011	1,664
2012	806
2013	1,482
2014	633
2015	399
2016	534
2017	489
2018	795
2019	812
2020	625
2021	892
2022	1,179
2023	1,036
2024	782
2025	1,177
2026	604

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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	366
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2