Weather Records on 20 April 1928

212 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 1928. Highest significance: Dingo Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 20 April 1928

On 20 April 1928, 212 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 195 daily.
Dingo Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 165.1 mm (6.5 in) on 20 April 1928.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

212 stations

212 station records on 20 April 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	219.5 mm (8.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Speers Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

212 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 20 April 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 April 1928 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 195.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

175 broken records

Margins by which the 175 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 74.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 1928

Top 20 records on 20 April 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 1928	Dingo Post Office, AU	monthly rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 April 1928	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1928	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1928	Spring Bluff Railway STN, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1928	Rivertree (Myall), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1928	Beaudesert Cryna, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1928	Miriam Vale, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1928	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1928	Palmwoods Post Office, AU	monthly rain	219.5 mm (8.6 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1928	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1928	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1928	Raglan, AU	monthly rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1928	Murwillumbah Post Office, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1928	Anakie Richardson St, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1928	Jericho Store, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1928	Walterhall, AU	monthly rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1928	Stanwell Post Office, AU	monthly rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1928	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1928	Warrinilla, AU	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1928	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1928. 1928 had 212 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 10	116
10 to 20	20
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	15
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	5
70 to 80	2