Weather Records on 17 April 1920

87 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 April 1920. Highest significance: Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU.

Key Facts for 17 April 1920

On 17 April 1920, 87 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 84 daily.
Coranderrk Badger Weir set a daily record precipitation of 26.4 mm (1.0 in) on 17 April 1920.
Across 166 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

87 stations

87 station records on 17 April 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 April 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim (Drewsdene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beales Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kyabram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kardella (Fleetwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grantville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

87 records

Records set or tied on 17 April 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 38, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 17 April 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	38
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 17 April 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 84.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

78 broken records

Margins by which the 78 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

17 April 1920

Top 20 records on 17 April 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 April 1920	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1920	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	6.6 C (43.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1920	Wien, AT	daily high min	12.3 C (54.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1920	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1920	Sveg, SE	monthly high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1920	Warburton, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1920	St. Petersburg, RU	daily high min	9.7 C (49.5 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1920	Glenville, US	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1920	State College, US	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1920	Portland, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1920	Hastings Post Office, AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1920	Troicko-Pecherskoe, RU	daily high min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1920	Saentis, CH	daily high min	2.1 C (35.8 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1920	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1920	Sunbury (Salesian College ), AU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1920	Salzburg, AT	daily high max	23.4 C (74.1 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1920	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	39 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1920	Arhangelsk, RU	monthly high min	6.4 C (43.5 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	13 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1920	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1920	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	33 years	17 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

1799 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1920. 1920 had 87 records.

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

Records on 04-17 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1807	1
1808	1
1815	1
1817	1
1818	1
1819	1
1823	1
1825	1
1830	1
1835	3
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1851	1
1852	3
1853	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	2
1868	1
1873	4
1874	1
1875	3
1877	4
1878	2
1880	2
1889	1
1890	2
1891	2
1892	4
1894	5
1895	1
1896	5
1897	6
1898	3
1899	1
1900	2
1901	4
1902	4
1903	5
1904	19
1905	11
1906	14
1907	16
1908	38
1909	7
1910	29
1911	33
1912	27
1913	20
1914	83
1915	30
1916	30
1917	32
1918	35
1919	39
1920	87
1921	148
1922	96
1923	71
1924	74
1925	103
1926	140
1927	256
1928	308
1929	145
1930	238
1931	216
1932	615
1933	261
1934	234
1935	374
1936	308
1937	439
1938	564
1939	618
1940	337
1941	460
1942	415
1943	285
1944	334
1945	475
1946	492
1947	461
1948	622
1949	439
1950	293
1951	441
1952	529
1953	818
1954	650
1955	394
1956	486
1957	277
1958	702
1959	434
1960	553
1961	667
1962	597
1963	702
1964	766
1965	411
1966	409
1967	935
1968	745
1969	728
1970	547
1971	924
1972	546
1973	589
1974	244
1975	666
1976	1,630
1977	906
1978	620
1979	810
1980	675
1981	621
1982	965
1983	1,365
1984	720
1985	917
1986	997
1987	960
1988	1,082
1989	638
1990	1,065
1991	614
1992	1,105
1993	847
1994	1,047
1995	1,211
1996	1,044
1997	889
1998	1,795
1999	1,730
2000	1,082
2001	1,013
2002	2,284
2003	1,037
2004	761
2005	572
2006	1,430
2007	863
2008	842
2009	779
2010	606
2011	982
2012	920
2013	1,796
2014	913
2015	813
2016	977
2017	469
2018	1,585
2019	458
2020	1,165
2021	701
2022	831
2023	628
2024	690
2025	1,058
2026	838

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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	77
20 to 40	0
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1