Weather Records on 17 April 2026

838 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 2026. Highest significance: Rangely 1E, US.

Key Facts for 17 April 2026

On 17 April 2026, 838 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
414 were record highs and 319 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 816 daily.
Rangely 1E set a monthly record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 17 April 2026.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

838 stations

838 station records on 17 April 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rangely 1E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ciudad Constitucion	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lake St Clair National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pingelly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tapachula Chis	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Esmeralda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stone Exelby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gail	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaxcala de Xicontecatl (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Falls Ph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iberia	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shields	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hacienda Ylang Ylang Veracruz	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Little Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Northway AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Block Island State AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kutchan	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chase City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manteo AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chicopee Falls Westover Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gadag	India	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rumoi	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

838 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 162, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 252, Lowest daily minimum 202, Heaviest daily rainfall 57, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 17 April 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	162
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	252
Lowest daily minimum	202
Heaviest daily rainfall	57
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 17 April 2026 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 816.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

647 broken records

Margins by which the 647 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 2026

Top 20 records on 17 April 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 2026	Rangely 1E, US	monthly snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 April 2026	Ciudad Constitucion, MX	daily high min	22.0 C (71.6 F)	8.0 C (14.4 F)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2026	Elderslie, AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2026	Lake St Clair National Park, AU	monthly rain	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2026	Sunnyside, AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2026	Pingelly, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	107 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2026	Skaneateles, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2026	Vernal, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	129 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2026	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2026	Juncos 1 SE, PR	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2026	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	113 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2026	Tapachula Chis, MX	daily low max	30.4 C (86.7 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2026	Franklin, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	109 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2026	Storm Lake, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2026	Solomons, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2026	Esmeralda Station, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2026	Upper Stone Exelby, AU	daily rain	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2026	Conrad, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2026	Delhi 2 SE, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2026	Neshaminy Falls, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	42 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2026. 2026 had 838 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	612
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1