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Weather Records on 20 April 1914

46 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 1914. Highest significance: Bindara (Netley), AU.

Key Facts for 20 April 1914

  • On 20 April 1914, 46 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 23 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 43 daily.
  • Bindara (Netley) set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 20 April 1914.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

46 stations
Weather records on 20 April 1914 46 station records on 20 April 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
46 station records on 20 April 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 April 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Bindara (Netley)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
ArumpoAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka HotelAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth (Cuthero)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.7 mm (1.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord daily precipitation50.6 mm (2.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature20.4 C (68.7 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-AbbesAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord high minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
WeldonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council DepotAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature34.4 C (93.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature31.7 C (89.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Bacchus MarshAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Nicola LakeCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord high maximum temperature18.0 C (64.4 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature25.9 C (78.6 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
EdmontonCanadaRecord daily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Johnburgh Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.0 mm (0.04 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord high minimum temperature6.5 C (43.7 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
NilleraAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature35.7 C (96.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord high maximum temperature20.5 C (68.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-12.8 C (9.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature23.8 C (74.8 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
BurlingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high maximum temperature22.1 C (71.8 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
ChemnitzGermanyRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.3 C (36.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord high maximum temperature20.3 C (68.5 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord high maximum temperature12.6 C (54.7 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord high minimum temperature4.5 C (40.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord daily precipitation2.1 mm (0.08 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord high maximum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord high minimum temperature0.5 C (32.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

46 records
Records on 20 April 1914 by type Records set or tied on 20 April 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 14Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 9Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 18Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 April 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 20 April 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum14
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum9
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall18
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 April 1914 by timescale Records on 20 April 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 43. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 43all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 April 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 43.
Records on 20 April 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily43

How Much Records Were Beaten By

41 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 April 1914 Margins by which the 41 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.6. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 295 to 10: 610 to 15: 415 to 20: 120 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 41 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 20.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 April 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 529
5 to 106
10 to 154
15 to 201
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 1914
Top 20 records on 20 April 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 April 1914Bindara (Netley), AUdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)20.6 mm (0.8 in)35 years32 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1914Arumpo, AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)22 years28 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1914Milparinka Hotel, AUmonthly rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)24 years26 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1914Stornoway Airport, GBmonthly high min9.4 C (48.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)38 years26 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1914Wentworth (Cuthero), AUdaily rain30.7 mm (1.2 in)12.9 mm (0.5 in)22 years24 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1914Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZmonthly rain50.6 mm (2.0 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)22 years22 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1914Armagh, GBdaily high max20.4 C (68.7 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)38 years22 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1914Chicoutimi, CAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)13.8 mm (0.5 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1914Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)14.6 mm (0.6 in)8 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1914Edmonton, CAdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1914Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily high min8.0 C (46.4 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)13 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1914Weldon, USdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)41 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1914Cape Borda Comparison, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)5.4 mm (0.21 in)18 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1914Walgett Council Depot, AUdaily high max34.4 C (93.9 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)12 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1914Forbes (Camp Street), AUdaily high max31.7 C (89.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1914Port Arthur, CAdaily low max1.1 C (34.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1914Bacchus Marsh, AUdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)22 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1914Nicola Lake, CAdaily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1914Gavle, SEdaily high max18.0 C (64.4 F)3.5 C (6.3 F)13 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1914Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily high max25.9 C (78.6 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)32 years14 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 1914
Records on 04-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1914. 1914 had 46 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: 6502017: 7342018: 1,3092019: 1,0192020: 4492021: 1,2152022: 5962023: 8282024: 6732025: 8362026: 5331807187518981915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1914. 1914 had 46 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
2016650
2017734
20181,309
20191,019
2020449
20211,215
2022596
2023828
2024673
2025836
2026533

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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 (2026-10-15).