Weather Records on 20 April 1920

49 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 1920. Highest significance: Berlin-Dahlem, DE.

Key Facts for 20 April 1920

On 20 April 1920, 49 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 46 daily.
Berlin-Dahlem set a daily record precipitation of 26.8 mm (1.1 in) on 20 April 1920.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

49 stations

49 station records on 20 April 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haddon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	251.2 mm (9.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jundah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

49 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 28.

Records on 20 April 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	28
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 April 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 46.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

42 broken records

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 120.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 1920

Top 20 records on 20 April 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 1920	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1920	Haddon, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1920	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	251.2 mm (9.9 in)	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1920	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1920	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1920	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1920	Montgomery Wb City, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1920	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1920	Astoria, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1920	Cherdyn', RU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1920	Vestervig, DK	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1920	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1920	Vaexjoe, SE	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1920	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1920	Ljungby, SE	daily rain	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1920	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1920	Innamincka Police Camp, AU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1920	Maneroo, AU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1920	Jundah Post Office, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1920	Oudenbosch, NL	daily rain	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	28 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

1807 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1920. 1920 had 49 records.

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

Records on 04-20 in each year
Year	Records
1807	3
1817	1
1838	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	4
1854	1
1858	1
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1872	1
1874	3
1875	4
1876	1
1878	2
1880	2
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1889	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	6
1894	8
1895	7
1896	3
1897	6
1898	1
1899	1
1901	8
1902	3
1903	14
1904	31
1905	9
1906	12
1907	18
1908	14
1909	22
1910	25
1911	18
1912	12
1913	19
1914	46
1915	45
1916	19
1917	33
1918	42
1919	17
1920	49
1921	27
1922	40
1923	157
1924	113
1925	169
1926	310
1927	442
1928	212
1929	182
1930	87
1931	255
1932	166
1933	279
1934	384
1935	384
1936	311
1937	427
1938	339
1939	158
1940	519
1941	558
1942	223
1943	670
1944	304
1945	391
1946	395
1947	308
1948	493
1949	477
1950	329
1951	690
1952	552
1953	1,071
1954	377
1955	623
1956	384
1957	730
1958	327
1959	563
1960	472
1961	1,078
1962	487
1963	595
1964	749
1965	724
1966	1,174
1967	864
1968	975
1969	382
1970	948
1971	765
1972	531
1973	982
1974	673
1975	344
1976	661
1977	693
1978	800
1979	495
1980	1,539
1981	706
1982	906
1983	1,844
1984	922
1985	1,140
1986	770
1987	1,447
1988	1,144
1989	1,187
1990	1,495
1991	1,075
1992	1,009
1993	772
1994	756
1995	1,351
1996	970
1997	833
1998	1,490
1999	674
2000	931
2001	752
2002	1,081
2003	758
2004	567
2005	707
2006	859
2007	582
2008	1,110
2009	845
2010	693
2011	1,477
2012	726
2013	1,520
2014	384
2015	702
2016	650
2017	734
2018	1,309
2019	1,019
2020	449
2021	1,215
2022	596
2023	828
2024	673
2025	836
2026	533

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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	38
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1