Weather Records on 20 April 1933

279 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 1933. Highest significance: Elwood 8 S, US.

Key Facts for 20 April 1933

On 20 April 1933, 279 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 272 daily.
Elwood 8 S set an all-time record daily precipitation of 168.4 mm (6.6 in) on 20 April 1933.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

279 stations

279 station records on 20 April 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Curtis	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jath	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Athani	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kuttiadi	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vicksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fallston	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

279 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 9.

Records on 20 April 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 April 1933 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 272.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

243 broken records

Margins by which the 243 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 1933

Top 20 records on 20 April 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 1933	Elwood 8 S, US	all-time rain	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 April 1933	Curtis, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1933	Wheatland 4N, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1933	Oelrichs, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1933	Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1933	Cheesman, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1933	Norton 9SSE, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1933	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1933	Jath, IN	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1933	Monroe #2, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1933	Alma, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1933	Hay Springs, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1933	Minden, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1933	Gothenburg, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1933	Granite Reef Dam, US	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1933	Lake Moraine, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1933	Ruston la Tech, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1933	Athani, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1933	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1933	Millsboro, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	33 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1933. 1933 had 279 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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Data for records on 1933-04-20: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	203
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1