Weather Records on 8 April 1920

90 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1920. Highest significance: Barrie, CA.

Key Facts for 8 April 1920

On 8 April 1920, 90 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
10 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 90 daily.
Barrie set a daily record snowfall of 18.3 cm (7.2 in) on 8 April 1920.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

90 stations

90 station records on 8 April 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barrie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
North Bruce	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

90 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 8 April 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	11
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 April 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 90.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

70 broken records

Margins by which the 70 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1920

Top 20 records on 8 April 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1920	Barrie, CA	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 April 1920	Southampton, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1920	Sydney, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1920	Chatham 2, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1920	Wiarton, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1920	Barrie, CA	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	51 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1920	Stratford, CA	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	51 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1920	Barrie, CA	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1920	Parnu, EE	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1920	Hamilton, CA	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1920	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	13 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1920	Buffalo, US	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1920	Gravenhurst, CA	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1920	Port Dover, CA	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1920	Port Stanley, CA	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1920	Guelph Oac, CA	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1920	London South, CA	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1920	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high min	5.2 C (41.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	44 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1920	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1920	Wangerooge, DE	daily rain	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	33 years	16 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

1798 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1920. 1920 had 90 records.

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

Records on 04-08 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1809	3
1815	1
1830	1
1837	1
1838	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	5
1865	1
1866	1
1871	3
1877	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	4
1890	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	9
1903	9
1904	7
1905	20
1906	4
1907	20
1908	18
1909	16
1910	20
1911	17
1912	84
1913	8
1914	42
1915	69
1916	100
1917	42
1918	43
1919	82
1920	90
1921	440
1922	117
1923	109
1924	194
1925	184
1926	164
1927	160
1928	450
1929	614
1930	261
1931	447
1932	105
1933	158
1934	190
1935	523
1936	662
1937	129
1938	813
1939	707
1940	254
1941	235
1942	359
1943	534
1944	283
1945	669
1946	337
1947	263
1948	569
1949	206
1950	932
1951	244
1952	562
1953	519
1954	322
1955	306
1956	621
1957	397
1958	360
1959	421
1960	366
1961	623
1962	470
1963	566
1964	814
1965	473
1966	315
1967	568
1968	499
1969	765
1970	399
1971	798
1972	1,636
1973	1,104
1974	559
1975	1,410
1976	383
1977	1,469
1978	822
1979	446
1980	755
1981	736
1982	2,690
1983	1,321
1984	1,041
1985	826
1986	901
1987	783
1988	1,224
1989	1,360
1990	907
1991	1,886
1992	534
1993	706
1994	678
1995	812
1996	1,289
1997	2,009
1998	1,101
1999	1,221
2000	817
2001	1,865
2002	761
2003	1,918
2004	676
2005	976
2006	680
2007	2,681
2008	896
2009	1,027
2010	1,128
2011	1,197
2012	407
2013	711
2014	715
2015	825
2016	924
2017	584
2018	1,745
2019	826
2020	916
2021	742
2022	930
2023	585
2024	1,256
2025	484
2026	407

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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	65
20 to 40	0
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1