Weather Records on 24 April 2017

747 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 2017. Highest significance: Sisian, AM.

Key Facts for 24 April 2017

On 24 April 2017, 747 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 211 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 716 daily.
Sisian set an all-time record daily precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 24 April 2017.
Across 169 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 438 records.

Record Map

747 stations

747 station records on 24 April 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 April 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ft Mill 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wynyard Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Puhi 1013	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tarcoola (Mulgathing)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivans Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
New Rvr McAf	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rural Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Danville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
South Forest (Plummers Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Telenning Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newcomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa Mauka 994	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Butner Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford Hydro STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

747 records

Records set or tied on 24 April 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 155, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 382, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 24 April 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	155
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	382
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 24 April 2017 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 716.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

639 broken records

Margins by which the 639 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 2017

Top 20 records on 24 April 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 April 2017	Sisian, AM	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 April 2017	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2017	Smithfield, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	94 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2017	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2017	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2017	Wilson 3 SW, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2017	Ft Mill 4 NW, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2017	Wynyard Airport, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2017	Puhi 1013, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	70 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2017	Tarcoola (Mulgathing), AU	monthly rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2017	Catawba, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2017	Hartwell, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2017	Kingston, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 April 2017	Concord, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2017	Anderson, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	118 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2017	Great Falls, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2017	Sullivans Is, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2017	New Rvr McAf, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2017	Rural Hall, US	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 2017	Raleigh AP, US	monthly rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 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

1799 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2017. 2017 had 747 records.

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

Records on 04-24 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1805	1
1806	1
1807	1
1809	1
1812	2
1815	1
1817	1
1838	1
1839	1
1842	1
1843	1
1852	3
1854	4
1855	2
1857	3
1861	1
1865	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1872	2
1874	2
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1892	2
1893	3
1894	2
1895	3
1897	2
1898	4
1899	6
1900	1
1901	10
1902	3
1903	22
1904	9
1905	16
1906	25
1907	12
1908	21
1909	25
1910	46
1911	19
1912	11
1913	39
1914	15
1915	54
1916	24
1917	46
1918	112
1919	88
1920	51
1921	34
1922	56
1923	97
1924	155
1925	465
1926	353
1927	352
1928	319
1929	150
1930	659
1931	366
1932	218
1933	224
1934	297
1935	222
1936	188
1937	567
1938	191
1939	557
1940	501
1941	262
1942	614
1943	577
1944	571
1945	414
1946	487
1947	261
1948	501
1949	363
1950	635
1951	351
1952	507
1953	390
1954	547
1955	670
1956	642
1957	631
1958	693
1959	414
1960	1,283
1961	1,149
1962	669
1963	361
1964	498
1965	473
1966	539
1967	1,176
1968	897
1969	547
1970	963
1971	770
1972	398
1973	394
1974	708
1975	628
1976	523
1977	1,035
1978	389
1979	664
1980	1,157
1981	1,104
1982	862
1983	1,344
1984	745
1985	744
1986	1,009
1987	775
1988	756
1989	1,776
1990	1,208
1991	605
1992	669
1993	1,015
1994	862
1995	1,609
1996	1,273
1997	1,227
1998	1,085
1999	1,148
2000	1,110
2001	1,146
2002	1,052
2003	851
2004	774
2005	1,747
2006	844
2007	1,156
2008	799
2009	1,056
2010	753
2011	1,018
2012	2,024
2013	1,572
2014	494
2015	566
2016	480
2017	747
2018	740
2019	863
2020	544
2021	471
2022	596
2023	745
2024	387
2025	433
2026	571

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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	544
20 to 40	73
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2