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Weather Records on 11 April 1920

73 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 April 1920. Highest significance: David City 4E, US.

Key Facts for 11 April 1920

  • On 11 April 1920, 73 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 35 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 71 daily.
  • David City 4E set a daily record snowfall of 11.4 cm (4.5 in) on 11 April 1920.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

73 stations
Weather records on 11 April 1920 73 station records on 11 April 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
73 station records on 11 April 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 11 April 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
David City 4EUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall11.4 cm (4.5 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
CulbertsonUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord high minimum temperature13.4 C (56.1 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
CottamCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high minimum temperature13.8 C (56.8 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.9 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HoofddorpNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation19.4 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation13.1 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high minimum temperature11.6 C (52.9 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
MunchebergGermanyRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WeissenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature10.7 C (51.3 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord high minimum temperature9.2 C (48.6 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Glen DeeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-UdeRussiaRecord daily precipitation1.6 mm (0.06 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high minimum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
FerraraItalyRecord daily precipitation13.6 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
KinchegaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.3 mm (0.01 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord high minimum temperature9.9 C (49.8 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-KirchhainGermanyRecord daily precipitation7.2 mm (0.28 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
West TerschellingNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
ParnuEstoniaRecord high minimum temperature4.2 C (39.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
KyambaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high maximum temperature24.0 C (75.2 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
HallettAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord high maximum temperature24.2 C (75.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
North BruceCanadaRecord daily snowfall0.5 cm (0.2 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature10.9 C (51.6 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation15.9 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Fir GlenSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord high minimum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
WoolsthorpeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk InsDenmarkRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature10.8 C (51.4 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature7.1 C (44.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord high maximum temperature23.5 C (74.3 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high minimum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord high minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high minimum temperature8.8 C (47.8 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature6.0 C (42.8 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord high minimum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Port GermeinAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
CottbusGermanyRecord high maximum temperature24.7 C (76.5 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-ZellerfeldGermanyRecord high minimum temperature9.0 C (48.2 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation5.0 mm (0.20 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
HermannsburgAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

73 records
Records on 11 April 1920 by type Records set or tied on 11 April 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 32, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 010203040Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 31Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 32Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 11 April 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 32, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 11 April 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum31
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall32
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 11 April 1920 by timescale Records on 11 April 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 71. 020406080all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 71all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 11 April 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 71.
Records on 11 April 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily71

How Much Records Were Beaten By

68 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 April 1920 Margins by which the 68 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted. 0204060800 to 20: 6520 to 40: 040 to 60: 160 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 20 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 68 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 April 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 2065
20 to 400
40 to 601
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1202

Top 20 by Significance

11 April 1920
Top 20 records on 11 April 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
11 April 1920David City 4E, USdaily snowfall11.4 cm (4.5 in)11.4 cm (4.5 in)30 years34 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1920Culbertson, USdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)10.2 cm (4.0 in)29 years31 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1920Wien, ATdaily high min13.4 C (56.1 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)50 years24 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1920Cottam, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)36 years24 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1920Kremsmuenster, ATmonthly high min13.8 C (56.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)15 years21 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1920Milan, ITdaily rain29.0 mm (1.1 in)11.3 mm (0.4 in)15 years21 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1920Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DEdaily rain12.9 mm (0.5 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1920Hoofddorp, NLdaily rain19.4 mm (0.8 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1920Hatfield (Clare), AUdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1920St. Petersburg, RUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)7 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1920Peterborough, AUmonthly rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1920Burra (Poonunda), AUdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1920Groningen-1, NLdaily rain13.1 mm (0.5 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1920Karlsruhe, DEdaily high min11.6 C (52.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)42 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1920Muncheberg, DEdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1920Weissenburg, DEdaily high min10.7 C (51.3 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1920St. Petersburg, RUdaily high min9.2 C (48.6 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1920Glen Dee, AUdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)23 years19 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1920Ulan-Ude, RUdaily rain1.6 mm (0.06 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)33 years19 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1920Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily high min12.0 C (53.6 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)21 years18 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 on 04-11 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1920. 1920 had 73 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001800: 11803: 11808: 11809: 11812: 31818: 11831: 11832: 11834: 11837: 11845: 11854: 11857: 11863: 21865: 21866: 11868: 11869: 31871: 11874: 11876: 21879: 21880: 21881: 11882: 21885: 11886: 11887: 21888: 41889: 21890: 21891: 21892: 31894: 71895: 51896: 31898: 71899: 111900: 61901: 41902: 61903: 131904: 121905: 201906: 191907: 71908: 121909: 301910: 191911: 191912: 471913: 481914: 381915: 1271916: 641917: 621918: 431919: 421920: 731921: 321922: 1401923: 891924: 1691925: 1971926: 1981927: 1561928: 2201929: 2141930: 7611931: 1851932: 4971933: 4811934: 2461935: 2611936: 1751937: 2451938: 2891939: 6111940: 9321941: 5791942: 3011943: 5461944: 6261945: 8901946: 3831947: 4781948: 9211949: 4021950: 3221951: 6231952: 5021953: 5941954: 3921955: 6101956: 4201957: 5081958: 4731959: 5821960: 4691961: 5321962: 3841963: 4501964: 2551965: 7631966: 5991967: 7571968: 6631969: 3531970: 5221971: 4951972: 7921973: 1,4791974: 9821975: 8511976: 4781977: 1,2311978: 8541979: 9771980: 3991981: 1,0361982: 1,1321983: 1,0401984: 6231985: 9521986: 1,0621987: 4401988: 1,1621989: 1,9311990: 1,3471991: 1,2871992: 9781993: 7221994: 9521995: 2,1341996: 1,1821997: 3,0771998: 9161999: 1,3182000: 6672001: 1,8652002: 5682003: 1,1562004: 8882005: 9302006: 6662007: 9622008: 1,3732009: 1,1022010: 6232011: 1,6642012: 8062013: 1,4822014: 6332015: 3992016: 5342017: 4892018: 7952019: 8122020: 6252021: 8922022: 1,1792023: 1,0362024: 7822025: 1,1772026: 6041800186918951913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1920. 1920 had 73 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-11 in each year
YearRecords
18001
18031
18081
18091
18123
18181
18311
18321
18341
18371
18451
18541
18571
18632
18652
18661
18681
18693
18711
18741
18762
18792
18802
18811
18822
18851
18861
18872
18884
18892
18902
18912
18923
18947
18955
18963
18987
189911
19006
19014
19026
190313
190412
190520
190619
19077
190812
190930
191019
191119
191247
191348
191438
1915127
191664
191762
191843
191942
192073
192132
1922140
192389
1924169
1925197
1926198
1927156
1928220
1929214
1930761
1931185
1932497
1933481
1934246
1935261
1936175
1937245
1938289
1939611
1940932
1941579
1942301
1943546
1944626
1945890
1946383
1947478
1948921
1949402
1950322
1951623
1952502
1953594
1954392
1955610
1956420
1957508
1958473
1959582
1960469
1961532
1962384
1963450
1964255
1965763
1966599
1967757
1968663
1969353
1970522
1971495
1972792
19731,479
1974982
1975851
1976478
19771,231
1978854
1979977
1980399
19811,036
19821,132
19831,040
1984623
1985952
19861,062
1987440
19881,162
19891,931
19901,347
19911,287
1992978
1993722
1994952
19952,134
19961,182
19973,077
1998916
19991,318
2000667
20011,865
2002568
20031,156
2004888
2005930
2006666
2007962
20081,373
20091,102
2010623
20111,664
2012806
20131,482
2014633
2015399
2016534
2017489
2018795
2019812
2020625
2021892
20221,179
20231,036
2024782
20251,177
2026604

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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).