Weather Records on 12 April 1920

148 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 April 1920. Highest significance: Moormurang the Ridge, AU.

Key Facts for 12 April 1920

On 12 April 1920, 148 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 145 daily.
Moormurang the Ridge set a daily record precipitation of 50.3 mm (2.0 in) on 12 April 1920.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

148 stations

148 station records on 12 April 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 April 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merungle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Culpotaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kooba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warwillah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Burrabogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Amyton East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boola Boolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

148 records

Records set or tied on 12 April 1920 by type: Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 16.

Records on 12 April 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 April 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 145.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

135 broken records

Margins by which the 135 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 April 1920

Top 20 records on 12 April 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 April 1920	Moormurang the Ridge, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1920	Kargopol, RU	monthly rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1920	Westminster, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1920	Oberon (Springbank), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1920	Bairnsdale 1, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1920	Toronto, CA	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1920	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high min	11.5 C (52.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1920	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1920	Lindsay, CA	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1920	Guelph Oac, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1920	Mount McDonald, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1920	Port Dover, CA	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1920	Parnu, EE	daily high min	9.6 C (49.3 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1920	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1920	London South, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1920	Peterborough, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1920	Tampa, US	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1920	Barrie, CA	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1920	Sveg, SE	daily rain	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1920	Sarna, SE	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	29 years	20 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

1793 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 148 records.

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

Records on 04-12 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1805	1
1810	1
1812	2
1817	2
1826	1
1831	1
1845	1
1850	1
1854	1
1865	2
1866	2
1868	4
1869	5
1871	1
1873	1
1874	5
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	4
1881	1
1882	1
1885	2
1889	4
1890	10
1891	3
1892	2
1893	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	1
1897	4
1898	4
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	3
1903	10
1904	11
1905	19
1906	24
1907	5
1908	10
1909	16
1910	15
1911	26
1912	48
1913	88
1914	41
1915	125
1916	37
1917	33
1918	40
1919	39
1920	148
1921	34
1922	48
1923	134
1924	69
1925	178
1926	347
1927	179
1928	145
1929	141
1930	638
1931	267
1932	253
1933	551
1934	531
1935	171
1936	277
1937	236
1938	175
1939	1,174
1940	1,407
1941	869
1942	191
1943	614
1944	423
1945	884
1946	347
1947	733
1948	1,496
1949	358
1950	638
1951	1,102
1952	455
1953	707
1954	424
1955	611
1956	382
1957	910
1958	542
1959	513
1960	314
1961	551
1962	510
1963	518
1964	363
1965	659
1966	520
1967	682
1968	717
1969	352
1970	568
1971	587
1972	1,316
1973	903
1974	822
1975	704
1976	1,076
1977	1,069
1978	533
1979	1,096
1980	611
1981	1,068
1982	852
1983	877
1984	671
1985	734
1986	1,350
1987	606
1988	1,369
1989	1,838
1990	946
1991	1,484
1992	1,000
1993	586
1994	1,375
1995	1,173
1996	994
1997	3,094
1998	1,409
1999	873
2000	784
2001	1,369
2002	600
2003	1,079
2004	964
2005	536
2006	796
2007	1,144
2008	1,015
2009	811
2010	935
2011	1,026
2012	666
2013	1,039
2014	597
2015	504
2016	595
2017	519
2018	868
2019	685
2020	1,150
2021	710
2022	1,862
2023	1,262
2024	1,086
2025	1,281
2026	622

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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	120
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1