Weather Records on 4 April 1920

89 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 April 1920. Highest significance: Lichtentanne, DE.

Key Facts for 4 April 1920

On 4 April 1920, 89 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 85 daily.
Lichtentanne set a daily record precipitation of 26.4 mm (1.0 in) on 4 April 1920.
Across 155 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

89 stations

89 station records on 4 April 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 April 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cottam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Whittata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

89 records

Records set or tied on 4 April 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 33, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 April 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	33
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 April 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 85.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

78 broken records

Margins by which the 78 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.

Top 20 by Significance

4 April 1920

Top 20 records on 4 April 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 April 1920	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 1920	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1920	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	61 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1920	Santa Fe, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1920	Grenfell, CA	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1920	Brandon Cda, CA	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1920	Owen Sound, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1920	Plauen, DE	daily rain	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1920	Chatham 2, CA	daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1920	Lawrence, US	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1920	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1920	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1920	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	monthly low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1920	Qu'appelle, CA	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1920	Cottam, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1920	Woodstock, CA	daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	36 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1920	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1920	Columbia Wb City, US	monthly low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	21 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1920	Jamieson, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 1920	Qu'appelle, CA	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	31 years	18 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

1794 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 had 89 records.

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

Records on 04-04 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1808	1
1809	1
1815	2
1819	1
1853	1
1857	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	3
1880	2
1881	3
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1891	1
1892	6
1893	2
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	4
1900	7
1901	12
1902	2
1903	17
1904	6
1905	23
1906	7
1907	9
1908	20
1909	15
1910	48
1911	55
1912	25
1913	31
1914	13
1915	52
1916	65
1917	36
1918	37
1919	27
1920	89
1921	205
1922	39
1923	101
1924	51
1925	126
1926	206
1927	203
1928	625
1929	1,320
1930	86
1931	201
1932	193
1933	167
1934	656
1935	402
1936	714
1937	344
1938	201
1939	243
1940	392
1941	353
1942	537
1943	456
1944	975
1945	806
1946	459
1947	397
1948	202
1949	458
1950	1,044
1951	352
1952	348
1953	332
1954	742
1955	448
1956	426
1957	984
1958	492
1959	524
1960	756
1961	525
1962	308
1963	586
1964	675
1965	443
1966	469
1967	438
1968	640
1969	424
1970	438
1971	560
1972	695
1973	511
1974	1,356
1975	1,981
1976	353
1977	780
1978	497
1979	984
1980	690
1981	1,393
1982	1,251
1983	1,202
1984	762
1985	865
1986	810
1987	2,317
1988	1,119
1989	668
1990	826
1991	957
1992	1,270
1993	733
1994	726
1995	935
1996	699
1997	1,538
1998	931
1999	1,575
2000	1,371
2001	1,040
2002	989
2003	1,055
2004	782
2005	1,070
2006	911
2007	1,009
2008	860
2009	1,068
2010	758
2011	1,155
2012	830
2013	938
2014	705
2015	452
2016	795
2017	603
2018	1,196
2019	407
2020	914
2021	1,341
2022	1,014
2023	2,058
2024	966
2025	1,330
2026	894

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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 5	54
5 to 10	12
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	5
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1