Weather Records on 7 April 1920

63 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1920. Highest significance: Barrie, CA.

Key Facts for 7 April 1920

On 7 April 1920, 63 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 62 daily.
Barrie set a daily record low maximum temperature of -1.1 C (30.0 F) on 7 April 1920.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

63 stations

63 station records on 7 April 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
North Bruce	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

63 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 7 April 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	4
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 April 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 62.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

48 broken records

Margins by which the 48 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1920

Top 20 records on 7 April 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1920	Barrie, CA	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1920	Sable Island East End, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1920	Stratford, CA	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	53 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1920	Battleford, CA	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1920	Haliburton A, CA	monthly low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1920	Irkutsk, RU	daily rain	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1920	Edmonton, CA	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1920	Southampton, CA	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1920	Woodstock, CA	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1920	Prince Albert, CA	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1920	Southampton, CA	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1920	Minnedosa, CA	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	34 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1920	Tartu, EE	daily high min	3.4 C (38.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1920	Alma, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1920	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1920	North Bruce, CA	daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1920	Port Stanley, CA	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1920	Welland, CA	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	33 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1920	St. Petersburg, RU	daily high min	2.4 C (36.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	33 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1920	St Albans, CA	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	31 years	13 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

1800 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1920. 1920 had 63 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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 10	44
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1