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Weather Records on 15 April 1920

50 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1920. Highest significance: Anticosti SW Point, CA.

Key Facts for 15 April 1920

  • On 15 April 1920, 50 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 25 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 49 daily.
  • Anticosti SW Point set a monthly record daily snowfall of 39.1 cm (15.4 in) on 15 April 1920.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

50 stations
Weather records on 15 April 1920 50 station records on 15 April 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
50 station records on 15 April 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 April 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall39.1 cm (15.4 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation41.1 mm (1.6 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
ChaplinCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
TartuEstoniaRecord high minimum temperature11.2 C (52.2 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord high minimum temperature8.5 C (47.3 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
BjornholtNorwayRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord high maximum temperature21.0 C (69.8 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
MoonareeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature16.9 C (62.4 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
QuabathooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
MaseskarSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.3 mm (0.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature6.2 C (43.2 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-MurmanRussiaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
SarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.0 mm (0.28 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord daily precipitation2.7 mm (0.11 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature28.0 C (82.4 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
WalmaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Malin HeadIrelandRecord daily precipitation13.4 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
CombogolongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
EdgeroiAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord high minimum temperature4.1 C (39.4 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cap ChatCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
TobolskRussiaRecord high minimum temperature3.8 C (38.8 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-WerftGermanyRecord high maximum temperature17.4 C (63.3 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
JakutskRussiaRecord daily precipitation2.6 mm (0.10 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord high minimum temperature1.4 C (34.5 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature8.2 C (46.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature15.5 C (59.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.0 mm (0.4 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord high minimum temperature8.5 C (47.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord high maximum temperature17.9 C (64.2 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
KargopolRussiaRecord high minimum temperature4.1 C (39.4 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord high maximum temperature15.5 C (59.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord high minimum temperature4.5 C (40.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord daily precipitation1.8 mm (0.07 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
LexingtonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
ColaneAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord high minimum temperature2.6 C (36.7 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature24.0 C (75.2 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-AbbesAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature29.0 C (84.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Point EscuminacCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

50 records
Records on 15 April 1920 by type Records set or tied on 15 April 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 8Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 17Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 19Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 April 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 15 April 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum8
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum17
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall19
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 15 April 1920 by timescale Records on 15 April 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 49. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 49all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 April 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 49.
Records on 15 April 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily49

How Much Records Were Beaten By

42 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 April 1920 Margins by which the 42 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.0. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 20: 3820 to 40: 240 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 1100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 42 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 112.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 April 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 2038
20 to 402
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1001
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1920
Top 20 records on 15 April 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 April 1920Anticosti SW Point, CAmonthly snowfall39.1 cm (15.4 in)11.2 cm (4.4 in)47 years53 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1920Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily rain41.1 mm (1.6 in)33.5 mm (1.3 in)29 years49 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1920Chaplin, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)8.9 cm (3.5 in)26 years36 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1920Tartu, EEdaily high min11.2 C (52.2 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)33 years24 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1920St. Petersburg, RUdaily high min8.5 C (47.3 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)33 years23 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1920Bjornholt, NOdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)22 years22 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1920St. Petersburg, RUdaily high max21.0 C (69.8 F)3.6 C (6.5 F)33 years21 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1920Moonaree, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1920Cairns Post Office, AUdaily low min16.9 C (62.4 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)27 years19 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1920Chicoutimi, CAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)31 years18 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1920Quabathoo, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1920Maseskar, SEdaily rain10.3 mm (0.4 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)20 years17 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1920Vestervig, DKdaily high min6.2 C (43.2 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)41 years16 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1920Kola-In-Murman, RUdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1920Sarna, SEdaily rain7.0 mm (0.28 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)1 year15 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1920Bjuraker, SEdaily rain2.7 mm (0.11 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)37 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1920Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily high max28.0 C (82.4 F)3.1 C (5.6 F)11 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1920Walma, AUdaily rain1.5 mm (0.06 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)33 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1920Malin Head, IEdaily rain13.4 mm (0.5 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)7 years14 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1920Combogolong, AUdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)28 years13 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 on 04-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1920. 1920 had 50 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001801: 11817: 11820: 11844: 11845: 11847: 11849: 11853: 21855: 21858: 11862: 31865: 31866: 11868: 11869: 21873: 11874: 11876: 11880: 11882: 11885: 31886: 11887: 31889: 21890: 31891: 21892: 81893: 21894: 11896: 21897: 11898: 21899: 41900: 91901: 21902: 41903: 81904: 391905: 111906: 201907: 181908: 151909: 181910: 161911: 201912: 241913: 391914: 171915: 131916: 151917: 351918: 401919: 221920: 501921: 591922: 941923: 1781924: 1721925: 1681926: 4531927: 3211928: 6311929: 911930: 2891931: 3881932: 1501933: 3001934: 3391935: 5151936: 4391937: 2771938: 5961939: 7891940: 5811941: 6281942: 5251943: 1,0371944: 3131945: 7831946: 2451947: 5321948: 3061949: 4191950: 5681951: 5041952: 3571953: 4751954: 8961955: 4841956: 7501957: 3781958: 4581959: 3141960: 3191961: 8771962: 7331963: 7141964: 3821965: 5041966: 4641967: 5991968: 4761969: 5551970: 8411971: 6401972: 8961973: 6671974: 3851975: 7801976: 1,5661977: 6491978: 4261979: 3701980: 1,0661981: 7241982: 9551983: 1,3431984: 6121985: 7881986: 1,1401987: 5791988: 8391989: 8361990: 8371991: 7691992: 7831993: 1,1561994: 8351995: 8051996: 1,1731997: 1,0311998: 1,7521999: 1,2492000: 1,1632001: 1,0432002: 1,8662003: 1,7602004: 7612005: 5832006: 1,6372007: 1,7762008: 1,1572009: 8532010: 8042011: 1,1622012: 1,0072013: 1,1462014: 1,7212015: 7392016: 6022017: 4742018: 1,9132019: 6102020: 1,0682021: 4942022: 1,1452023: 9122024: 1,0962025: 8602026: 1,1181801187418991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1920. 1920 had 50 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-15 in each year
YearRecords
18011
18171
18201
18441
18451
18471
18491
18532
18552
18581
18623
18653
18661
18681
18692
18731
18741
18761
18801
18821
18853
18861
18873
18892
18903
18912
18928
18932
18941
18962
18971
18982
18994
19009
19012
19024
19038
190439
190511
190620
190718
190815
190918
191016
191120
191224
191339
191417
191513
191615
191735
191840
191922
192050
192159
192294
1923178
1924172
1925168
1926453
1927321
1928631
192991
1930289
1931388
1932150
1933300
1934339
1935515
1936439
1937277
1938596
1939789
1940581
1941628
1942525
19431,037
1944313
1945783
1946245
1947532
1948306
1949419
1950568
1951504
1952357
1953475
1954896
1955484
1956750
1957378
1958458
1959314
1960319
1961877
1962733
1963714
1964382
1965504
1966464
1967599
1968476
1969555
1970841
1971640
1972896
1973667
1974385
1975780
19761,566
1977649
1978426
1979370
19801,066
1981724
1982955
19831,343
1984612
1985788
19861,140
1987579
1988839
1989836
1990837
1991769
1992783
19931,156
1994835
1995805
19961,173
19971,031
19981,752
19991,249
20001,163
20011,043
20021,866
20031,760
2004761
2005583
20061,637
20071,776
20081,157
2009853
2010804
20111,162
20121,007
20131,146
20141,721
2015739
2016602
2017474
20181,913
2019610
20201,068
2021494
20221,145
2023912
20241,096
2025860
20261,118

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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).