Weather Records on 14 April 1920

106 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 April 1920. Highest significance: Carrajung Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 14 April 1920

On 14 April 1920, 106 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 105 daily.
Carrajung Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 14 April 1920.
Across 163 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

106 stations

106 station records on 14 April 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 April 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sale Mercury Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yankalilla (Woodvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Minlaton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kingscote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Victor Harbor Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Elliott	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Toongabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Warnertown (Willow Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gawler Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Jervis Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy Agric College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia Sheedy Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

106 records

Records set or tied on 14 April 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 14 April 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 14 April 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 105.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

96 broken records

Margins by which the 96 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 April 1920

Top 20 records on 14 April 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 April 1920	Carrajung Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1920	Eskdale, AU	monthly rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 1920	Sale Mercury Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1920	Halifax, CA	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1920	Anticosti Heath Point, CA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1920	Sale, AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1920	Ft Bidwell, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1920	Bird Rocks, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1920	Jamestown, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1920	Brinkworth (Anama Park), AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1920	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1920	Surgut, RU	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1920	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1920	Caltowie, AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1920	Georgetown, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1920	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily low min	15.8 C (60.4 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1920	Woodside, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1920	Orroroo (Black Rock), AU	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1920	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 1920	Parnu, EE	daily high min	9.6 C (49.3 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	10 years	19 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

1801 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1920. 1920 had 106 records.

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

Records on 04-14 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1825	1
1834	1
1836	1
1839	1
1842	2
1846	1
1849	1
1852	1
1853	2
1856	2
1858	2
1859	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	5
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1881	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	3
1888	1
1889	2
1890	8
1891	1
1892	5
1893	1
1894	1
1896	7
1897	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	5
1901	4
1902	3
1903	18
1904	33
1905	24
1906	15
1907	24
1908	11
1909	45
1910	22
1911	27
1912	29
1913	62
1914	34
1915	18
1916	34
1917	69
1918	28
1919	24
1920	106
1921	43
1922	97
1923	166
1924	143
1925	123
1926	199
1927	295
1928	518
1929	150
1930	308
1931	821
1932	247
1933	507
1934	398
1935	404
1936	539
1937	293
1938	728
1939	797
1940	1,051
1941	1,008
1942	326
1943	942
1944	227
1945	803
1946	212
1947	530
1948	362
1949	402
1950	1,104
1951	434
1952	527
1953	432
1954	997
1955	531
1956	369
1957	518
1958	421
1959	494
1960	306
1961	740
1962	660
1963	525
1964	443
1965	343
1966	362
1967	532
1968	676
1969	344
1970	728
1971	473
1972	1,107
1973	563
1974	722
1975	683
1976	874
1977	821
1978	322
1979	534
1980	1,509
1981	753
1982	711
1983	1,874
1984	398
1985	825
1986	1,422
1987	869
1988	1,011
1989	1,181
1990	1,189
1991	895
1992	817
1993	683
1994	805
1995	635
1996	972
1997	1,600
1998	1,336
1999	1,110
2000	1,177
2001	1,082
2002	1,315
2003	1,802
2004	1,047
2005	593
2006	1,601
2007	1,654
2008	1,097
2009	1,015
2010	739
2011	762
2012	693
2013	912
2014	1,420
2015	704
2016	481
2017	486
2018	1,110
2019	758
2020	1,428
2021	569
2022	1,484
2023	1,106
2024	1,208
2025	870
2026	1,067

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 14 April 1920
Margin	Records
0 to 10	81
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1