Weather Records on 3 April 1920

60 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1920. Highest significance: Franklin, US.

Key Facts for 3 April 1920

On 3 April 1920, 60 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 51 daily.
Franklin set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 3 April 1920.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

60 stations

60 station records on 3 April 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Greensborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Expedition Pass Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Narrewilock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

60 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1920 by type: Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 3 April 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 April 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 51.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

52 broken records

Margins by which the 52 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1920

Top 20 records on 3 April 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1920	Franklin, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1920	New Westminster, CA	monthly low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1920	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	1 year	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1920	Conargo (Willurah), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1920	Agassiz Cda, CA	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	0 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1920	Altentreptow, DE	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1920	Goldberg, DE	daily rain	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1920	Teterow, DE	daily rain	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1920	Waren, DE	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1920	Banff, CA	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1920	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high min	4.8 C (40.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1920	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	monthly low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1920	Greensborough, AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1920	Boras, SE	daily high min	4.5 C (40.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1920	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1920	Chicoutimi, CA	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1920	Green Bay, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1920	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1920	Swift Current, CA	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	31 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1920	Prince Albert, CA	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	20 years	15 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

1815 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1920. 1920 had 60 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	48
20 to 40	1
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1