Weather Records on 20 April 1945

391 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 1945. Highest significance: Ageon, IN.

Key Facts for 20 April 1945

On 20 April 1945, 391 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 366 daily.
Ageon set a monthly record daily precipitation of 44.2 mm (1.7 in) on 20 April 1945.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

391 stations

391 station records on 20 April 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ageon	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bikram	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Malihabad	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Erode	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Edna 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hajipur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Samastipur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rehli	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holalkhere	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Naubatpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manginapudi	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laredo	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ballia	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kumsi	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jaggiayapet	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palayankottai	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbaras Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Suri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Triprayar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Darbys Falls (Riverslea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rani(Ranigoda)	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

391 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 20 April 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 April 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 366.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

332 broken records

Margins by which the 332 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 1945

Top 20 records on 20 April 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 1945	Ageon, IN	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 April 1945	Gopalpur, IN	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 April 1945	Bikram, IN	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1945	Malihabad, IN	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1945	Erode, IN	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1945	Manoharpur, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1945	Hadagalli, IN	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1945	Edna 3 SW, US	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1945	Hajipur, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1945	Mau, IN	monthly rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1945	Samastipur, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1945	Rehli, IN	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1945	Milan, IT	daily high min	16.2 C (61.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	168 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1945	Jalalpur, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1945	Jahanabad, IN	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1945	Brenham, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1945	Holalkhere, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1945	Naubatpur, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1945	Wilgerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1945	Liberty, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	37 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1945. 1945 had 391 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	293
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1