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Weather Records on 20 April 1894

8 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 1894. Highest significance: Lund, SE.

Key Facts for 20 April 1894

  • On 20 April 1894, 8 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 7 daily.
  • Lund set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 20 April 1894.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1807 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

8 stations
Weather records on 20 April 1894 8 station records on 20 April 1894 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
8 station records on 20 April 1894 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 April 1894: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
LundSwedenRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.3 mm (1.4 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.3 mm (0.37 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.1 mm (0.28 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
GoulburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature18.6 C (65.5 F)9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

8 records
Records on 20 April 1894 by type Records set or tied on 20 April 1894 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 April 1894 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 20 April 1894 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 April 1894 by timescale Records on 20 April 1894 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 7. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 7all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 April 1894 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 7.
Records on 20 April 1894 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily7

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 April 1894 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.2. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 5: 45 to 10: 210 to 15: 015 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 29.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 April 1894
MarginRecords
0 to 54
5 to 102
10 to 150
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 1894
Top 8 records on 20 April 1894 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 April 1894Lund, SEmonthly rain53.3 mm (2.1 in)18.1 mm (0.7 in)21 years55 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1894Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily rain35.3 mm (1.4 in)29.2 mm (1.1 in)16 years40 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1894Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max13.9 C (57.0 F)4.2 C (7.6 F)35 years22 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1894Halmstad, SEdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)9.8 mm (0.39 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1894Karlshamn, SEdaily rain9.3 mm (0.37 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1894Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain7.1 mm (0.28 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1894Goulburn, AUdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1894Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily high min18.6 C (65.5 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)

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

1807 to 1894
Records on 04-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1894. 1894 had 8 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001807: 31817: 11838: 11849: 21851: 11852: 41854: 11858: 11860: 11864: 11865: 31868: 11869: 11870: 11872: 11874: 31875: 41876: 11878: 21880: 21881: 21884: 11885: 11886: 21889: 11891: 21892: 11893: 61894: 81895: 71896: 31897: 61898: 11899: 11901: 81902: 31903: 141904: 311905: 91906: 121907: 181908: 141909: 221910: 251911: 181912: 121913: 191914: 461915: 451916: 191917: 331918: 421919: 171920: 491921: 271922: 401923: 1571924: 1131925: 1691926: 3101927: 4421928: 2121929: 1821930: 871931: 2551932: 1661933: 2791934: 3841935: 3841936: 3111937: 4271938: 3391939: 1581940: 5191941: 5581942: 2231943: 6701944: 3041945: 3911946: 3951947: 3081948: 4931949: 4771950: 3291951: 6901952: 5521953: 1,0711954: 3771955: 6231956: 3841957: 7301958: 3271959: 5631960: 4721961: 1,0781962: 4871963: 5951964: 7491965: 7241966: 1,1741967: 8641968: 9751969: 3821970: 9481971: 7651972: 5311973: 9821974: 6731975: 3441976: 6611977: 6931978: 8001979: 4951980: 1,5391981: 7061982: 9061983: 1,8441984: 9221985: 1,1401986: 7701987: 1,4471988: 1,1441989: 1,1871990: 1,4951991: 1,0751992: 1,0091993: 7721994: 7561995: 1,3511996: 9701997: 8331998: 1,4901999: 6742000: 9312001: 7522002: 1,0812003: 7582004: 5672005: 7072006: 8592007: 5822008: 1,1102009: 8452010: 6932011: 1,4772012: 7262013: 1,5202014: 3842015: 7022016: 6492017: 7342018: 1,3092019: 1,0122020: 4422021: 1,2122022: 5962023: 8272024: 6732025: 8361807187518981915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1894. 1894 had 8 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-20 in each year
YearRecords
18073
18171
18381
18492
18511
18524
18541
18581
18601
18641
18653
18681
18691
18701
18721
18743
18754
18761
18782
18802
18812
18841
18851
18862
18891
18912
18921
18936
18948
18957
18963
18976
18981
18991
19018
19023
190314
190431
19059
190612
190718
190814
190922
191025
191118
191212
191319
191446
191545
191619
191733
191842
191917
192049
192127
192240
1923157
1924113
1925169
1926310
1927442
1928212
1929182
193087
1931255
1932166
1933279
1934384
1935384
1936311
1937427
1938339
1939158
1940519
1941558
1942223
1943670
1944304
1945391
1946395
1947308
1948493
1949477
1950329
1951690
1952552
19531,071
1954377
1955623
1956384
1957730
1958327
1959563
1960472
19611,078
1962487
1963595
1964749
1965724
19661,174
1967864
1968975
1969382
1970948
1971765
1972531
1973982
1974673
1975344
1976661
1977693
1978800
1979495
19801,539
1981706
1982906
19831,844
1984922
19851,140
1986770
19871,447
19881,144
19891,187
19901,495
19911,075
19921,009
1993772
1994756
19951,351
1996970
1997833
19981,490
1999674
2000931
2001752
20021,081
2003758
2004567
2005707
2006859
2007582
20081,110
2009845
2010693
20111,477
2012726
20131,520
2014384
2015702
2016649
2017734
20181,309
20191,012
2020442
20211,212
2022596
2023827
2024673
2025836

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).