Weather Records on 20 April 1942

223 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 1942. Highest significance: Bonham 3NNE, US.

Key Facts for 20 April 1942

On 20 April 1942, 223 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 217 daily.
Bonham 3NNE set a daily record precipitation of 121.9 mm (4.8 in) on 20 April 1942.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

223 stations

223 station records on 20 April 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tulita A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coolgardie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tulita A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom;Braksp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sattankulam	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

223 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 94, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 20 April 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	94
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 April 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 217.

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 99.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 1942

Top 20 records on 20 April 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 1942	Bonham 3NNE, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1942	Elkhart, US	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1942	Quanah 2 SW, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1942	Paris, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1942	Two Buttes, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1942	Arthur City, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1942	Richfield, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1942	Alvin, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1942	Kaufman 3 SE, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1942	Bjuraker, SE	daily high max	18.2 C (64.8 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1942	Black Lake, US	all-time rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1942	Tulita A, CA	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1942	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1942	Greenville Kgvl Radio, US	monthly rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1942	Weston 2 SE, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1942	Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1942	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1942	Pitea, SE	daily high max	17.5 C (63.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	45 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1942	Jokkmokk, SE	daily high max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	58 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1942	Sherman, US	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	30 years	26 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1942. 1942 had 223 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	161
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1