Weather Records on 20 April 1941

558 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 1941. Highest significance: Huntsville, CA.

Key Facts for 20 April 1941

On 20 April 1941, 558 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
383 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 86 monthly and 472 daily.
Huntsville set a daily record precipitation of 39.6 mm (1.6 in) on 20 April 1941.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

558 stations

558 station records on 20 April 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Iron River	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hassan Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nagamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marlinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

558 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 223, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 20 April 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	223
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 20 April 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 86, daily 472.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

454 broken records

Margins by which the 454 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 1941

Top 20 records on 20 April 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 1941	Huntsville, CA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1941	Iron River, US	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1941	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1941	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1941	Hassan Obsy, IN	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1941	Elgin, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1941	Meadow Valley Rs, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1941	Hartington, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1941	Coldwater, CA	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1941	Stratford, CA	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	74 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1941	Sibley, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1941	Simcoe, CA	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	62 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1941	Derry 4 SW, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1941	Burlington, US	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	55 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1941	Eldon, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1941	Rapelje, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1941	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1941	Trenton 2, US	monthly high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1941	Alton, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1941	Worthington, US	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	46 years	29 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1941. 1941 had 558 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 50	445
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1