Weather Records on 17 April 2024

690 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 2024. Highest significance: Friendship, US.

Key Facts for 17 April 2024

On 17 April 2024, 690 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
373 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 664 daily.
Friendship set a daily record precipitation of 57.2 mm (2.3 in) on 17 April 2024.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

690 stations

690 station records on 17 April 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Friendship	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Misurata	Libya	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Burlington Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Xingren	China	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durand	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shanghai	China	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zearing	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 12 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hansen Sawmill	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wis Rapids Grand Av B	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Isparta	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Sharpe Prj	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Delano	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Crescent Dam 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

690 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 254, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 17 April 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	254
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 17 April 2024 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 664.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

538 broken records

Margins by which the 538 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

17 April 2024

Top 20 records on 17 April 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 2024	Friendship, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	86 years	72 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2024	Clarinda, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	125 years	69 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2024	St Peter, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	116 years	68 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2024	Misurata, LY	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	16 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2024	Marion, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	94 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2024	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2024	Burlington Junction, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2024	Portage Wwtp, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2024	Yankton 2 E, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2024	Osage, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	116 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2024	Canton, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	127 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2024	Wessington Springs, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	127 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2024	Simferopol, UA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	133 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2024	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2024	Cloquet, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2024	Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2024	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2024	Xingren, CN	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2024	Windom, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	116 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2024	Durand, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	86 years	46 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2024. 2024 had 690 records.

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

Records on 04-17 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1807	1
1808	1
1815	1
1817	1
1818	1
1819	1
1823	1
1825	1
1830	1
1835	3
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	3
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	2
1868	1
1873	4
1874	1
1875	3
1877	4
1878	2
1880	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	2
1892	4
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	3
1899	1
1900	2
1901	4
1902	4
1903	5
1904	19
1905	11
1906	14
1907	16
1908	38
1909	7
1910	29
1911	33
1912	27
1913	20
1914	83
1915	30
1916	30
1917	32
1918	35
1919	39
1920	87
1921	148
1922	96
1923	71
1924	74
1925	103
1926	140
1927	256
1928	308
1929	145
1930	238
1931	216
1932	615
1933	261
1934	234
1935	374
1936	308
1937	439
1938	564
1939	618
1940	337
1941	460
1942	415
1943	285
1944	334
1945	475
1946	492
1947	461
1948	622
1949	439
1950	293
1951	441
1952	529
1953	818
1954	650
1955	394
1956	486
1957	277
1958	702
1959	434
1960	553
1961	667
1962	597
1963	702
1964	766
1965	411
1966	409
1967	935
1968	745
1969	728
1970	547
1971	924
1972	546
1973	589
1974	244
1975	666
1976	1,630
1977	906
1978	620
1979	810
1980	675
1981	621
1982	965
1983	1,365
1984	720
1985	917
1986	997
1987	960
1988	1,082
1989	638
1990	1,065
1991	614
1992	1,105
1993	847
1994	1,047
1995	1,211
1996	1,044
1997	889
1998	1,795
1999	1,730
2000	1,082
2001	1,013
2002	2,284
2003	1,037
2004	761
2005	572
2006	1,430
2007	863
2008	842
2009	779
2010	606
2011	982
2012	920
2013	1,796
2014	913
2015	813
2016	977
2017	469
2018	1,585
2019	458
2020	1,165
2021	701
2022	831
2023	628
2024	690
2025	1,058
2026	838

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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	507
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1