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Weather Records on 20 April 1919

17 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 1919. Highest significance: Robe Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 20 April 1919

  • On 20 April 1919, 17 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 9 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 17 daily.
  • Robe Comparison set a daily record high maximum temperature of 27.2 C (81.0 F) on 20 April 1919.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

17 stations
Weather records on 20 April 1919 17 station records on 20 April 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
17 station records on 20 April 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 April 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord daily precipitation14.9 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CoondamboAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
YudnapinnaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.5 C (63.5 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature23.2 C (73.8 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Anna CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Katberg (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn PlatteklipSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno RsvSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord low maximum temperature-3.4 C (25.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
BattlefordCanadaRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

17 records
Records on 20 April 1919 by type Records set or tied on 20 April 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 02468Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 April 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 20 April 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 April 1919 by timescale Records on 20 April 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 April 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17.
Records on 20 April 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily17

How Much Records Were Beaten By

13 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 April 1919 Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.0. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 2: 22 to 4: 64 to 6: 16 to 8: 18 to 10: 110 to 12: 112 to 14: 014 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 15.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 April 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 22
2 to 46
4 to 61
6 to 81
8 to 101
10 to 121
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 1919
Top 17 records on 20 April 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 April 1919Robe Comparison, AUdaily high max27.2 C (81.0 F)3.2 C (5.8 F)32 years23 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1919Arhangelsk, RUdaily rain14.9 mm (0.6 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1919Coondambo, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1919Yudnapinna, AUdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1919Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min17.5 C (63.5 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)23 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1919Adelaide West Terrace, AUdaily high min23.2 C (73.8 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)22 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1919Anna Creek, AUdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)4 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1919Katberg (Bos), ZAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1919Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZAdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1919Robe Comparison, AUdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)5 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1919Santa Fe, USdaily high min7.8 C (46.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1919Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZAdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1919Irkutsk, RUdaily low max-3.4 C (25.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)2 years7 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1919Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high max (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie37 years4 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1919Bird Rocks, CAdaily high min (Tie)0.0 C (32.0 F)tie34 years3 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1919Battleford, CAdaily high min (Tie)7.2 C (45.0 F)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1919Prince Albert, CAdaily high max (Tie)22.2 C (72.0 F)tie0 years0 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 1919
Records on 04-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1919. 1919 had 17 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 1919. 1919 had 17 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).