Weather Records on 20 April 1935

384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 1935. Highest significance: Romsey, AU.

Key Facts for 20 April 1935

On 20 April 1935, 384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 376 daily.
Romsey set a daily record precipitation of 29.7 mm (1.2 in) on 20 April 1935.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

384 stations

384 station records on 20 April 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pomingalarna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville (Banksia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Talbot (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bolaram	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burragate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan (Gillingall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Noorinbee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nethercote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dandenong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Settle	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Narracan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hempstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

384 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 338, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 April 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	338
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 April 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 376.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

357 broken records

Margins by which the 357 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 1935

Top 20 records on 20 April 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 1935	Romsey, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 April 1935	Pomingalarna, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1935	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1935	Dargo, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1935	Maffra Forestry Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1935	Stratford, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1935	Schriever, US	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1935	Bairnsdale 1, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1935	Paynesville (Banksia), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1935	Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park), AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1935	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1935	Clydebank, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1935	Gormandale East, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1935	Kameruka (Kameruka Estate), AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1935	Lakes Entrance Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1935	Rosedale, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1935	Seymour Shire Depot, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1935	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1935	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1935	Talbot (Post Office), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	46 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1935. 1935 had 384 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	301
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1