Weather Records on 20 April 1948

493 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 1948. Highest significance: Dohne (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 20 April 1948

On 20 April 1948, 493 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 474 daily.
Dohne (Sar) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 120.1 mm (4.7 in) on 20 April 1948.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

493 stations

493 station records on 20 April 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kapokhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
The Mills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Malcolm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scheurfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chamarajnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waterfall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beauceville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nicolet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lekkervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Panskura	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wilton	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lavras da Mangabeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

493 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 196, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 April 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	196
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 April 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 474.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

417 broken records

Margins by which the 417 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 750.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 1948

Top 20 records on 20 April 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 1948	Dohne (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 April 1948	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 April 1948	Berlin (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 April 1948	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1948	Huxley, ZA	monthly rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1948	Thomas River (Sar), ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1948	Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1948	Klipfontein, ZA	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1948	Kapokhoek, ZA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1948	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1948	The Mills, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1948	Malcolm, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1948	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1948	Tower 2S, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1948	Klipplaat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1948	Sterling, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1948	Grapevale, ZA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1948	Cananeia G4-001, BR	daily rain	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1948	Barrage Temiscamingue, CA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1948	Scheurfontein, ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	44 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1948. 1948 had 493 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 100	416
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1