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Weather Records on 20 April 1908

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 1908. Highest significance: St John's, CA.

Key Facts for 20 April 1908

  • On 20 April 1908, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 14 daily.
  • St John's set a daily record precipitation of 34.0 mm (1.3 in) on 20 April 1908.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1807 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 20 April 1908 14 station records on 20 April 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 20 April 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 April 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
St John'sCanadaRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-3.0 C (26.6 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-0.8 C (30.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-3.7 C (25.3 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature4.3 C (39.7 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 20 April 1908 by type Records set or tied on 20 April 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 01234Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 April 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 20 April 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 April 1908 by timescale Records on 20 April 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 April 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14.
Records on 20 April 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 April 1908 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.0. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 5: 85 to 10: 110 to 15: 115 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 38.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 April 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 58
5 to 101
10 to 151
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 1908
Top 14 records on 20 April 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 April 1908St John's, CAdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)4 years21 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1908Woodstock, CAdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1908Vestervig, DKdaily low min-3.0 C (26.6 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1908Southampton, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)3.8 cm (1.5 in)3 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1908Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1908Tenterfield (Federation Park), AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)27 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1908Sandvig, DKdaily low min-0.8 C (30.6 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)26 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1908Orillia, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)4 years7 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1908Nordby (Fano), DKdaily low min-3.7 C (25.3 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)1 year7 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1908Tranebjerg, DKdaily low max2.2 C (36.0 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)5 years7 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1908Vestervig, DKdaily low max4.3 C (39.7 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)9 years5 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1908Nordby (Fano), DKdaily low max5.0 C (41.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)5 years5 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1908Beatrice, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)1.3 cm (0.5 in)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1908Galway, IEdaily low min (Tie)1.1 C (34.0 F)tie3 years1 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 1908
Records on 04-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1908. 1908 had 14 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 1908. 1908 had 14 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).