Weather Records on 28 April 2017

829 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 April 2017. Highest significance: Julesburg, US.

Key Facts for 28 April 2017

On 28 April 2017, 829 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
285 were record highs and 318 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 761 daily.
Julesburg set a daily record precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 28 April 2017.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

829 stations

829 station records on 28 April 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 April 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Honolulu Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hoidalen I Solum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pirlangimpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.6 mm (7.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cali/Alfonso Bonill	Colombia	Record daily precipitation	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Amotsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Larvik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsley Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva (Ronda del Este)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Backefors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Uddevalla	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wilson 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eikeland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sandefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mosnov	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe 838.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnojarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oravska Lesna	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Troughton Island	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh 8 SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

829 records

Records set or tied on 28 April 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 195, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 28 April 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	195
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 28 April 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 68, daily 761.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

667 broken records

Margins by which the 667 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 April 2017

Top 20 records on 28 April 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 2017	Julesburg, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	98 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 April 2017	Honolulu Intl AP, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
28 April 2017	Hoidalen I Solum, NO	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 April 2017	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	monthly rain	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	95 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2017	Huelva, ES	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2017	Holyoke, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2017	Gillette 3SE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2017	Pirlangimpi, AU	daily rain	191.6 mm (7.5 in)	163.4 mm (6.4 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2017	Cali/Alfonso Bonill, CO	monthly rain	152.1 mm (6.0 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	3 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2017	Amotsdal, NO	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2017	Larvik, NO	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2017	Kingsley Dam, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2017	Hobbs Park, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2017	Huelva (Ronda del Este), ES	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2017	Backefors, SE	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2017	Uddevalla, SE	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2017	Wilson 3 SW, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2017	Dayton, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2017	Eikeland, NO	daily rain	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2017	Cambridge, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	104 years	47 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

1795 to 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2017. 2017 had 829 records.

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

Records on 04-28 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	1
1803	1
1814	2
1817	4
1840	1
1841	1
1843	1
1844	1
1853	1
1857	2
1861	1
1862	1
1866	2
1871	1
1872	1
1874	5
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1882	2
1883	1
1885	1
1888	1
1889	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	4
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	5
1899	2
1900	6
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	6
1906	9
1907	19
1908	24
1909	43
1910	12
1911	29
1912	13
1913	69
1914	28
1915	46
1916	15
1917	41
1918	18
1919	63
1920	51
1921	89
1922	87
1923	126
1924	70
1925	114
1926	265
1927	132
1928	713
1929	136
1930	105
1931	291
1932	247
1933	327
1934	530
1935	430
1936	143
1937	698
1938	444
1939	356
1940	348
1941	268
1942	665
1943	442
1944	245
1945	371
1946	418
1947	547
1948	545
1949	580
1950	661
1951	617
1952	894
1953	482
1954	900
1955	583
1956	812
1957	614
1958	535
1959	647
1960	582
1961	222
1962	603
1963	568
1964	394
1965	707
1966	800
1967	947
1968	536
1969	432
1970	1,977
1971	570
1972	523
1973	915
1974	777
1975	795
1976	822
1977	533
1978	496
1979	783
1980	644
1981	967
1982	710
1983	1,156
1984	1,357
1985	959
1986	1,029
1987	1,822
1988	967
1989	1,089
1990	1,608
1991	913
1992	2,252
1993	1,191
1994	1,906
1995	726
1996	967
1997	1,784
1998	942
1999	632
2000	1,113
2001	1,015
2002	1,287
2003	958
2004	887
2005	1,056
2006	782
2007	1,340
2008	1,407
2009	979
2010	905
2011	1,161
2012	1,135
2013	721
2014	704
2015	468
2016	783
2017	829
2018	384
2019	662
2020	535
2021	482
2022	532
2023	834
2024	594
2025	650
2026	521

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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 2026-10-16 (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 25	609
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	17
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1