Weather Records on 20 April 1960

472 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 1960. Highest significance: Newlands, ZA.

Key Facts for 20 April 1960

On 20 April 1960, 472 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 464 daily.
Newlands set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 20 April 1960.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

472 stations

472 station records on 20 April 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tara Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meredith (Darra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beau Maison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sutton Grange	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arachu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kindon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Syferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hobhouse 23	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Officer (Jesmond Dene)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgegong (Kiora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spitskop (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Heaslip	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tussenvier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Doornhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charbon Standard Portland Ceme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

472 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 293, Heaviest daily snowfall 9.

Records on 20 April 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	293
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 April 1960 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 464.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

399 broken records

Margins by which the 399 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 1960

Top 20 records on 20 April 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 1960	Newlands, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 April 1960	Tara Shire Council, AU	monthly rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1960	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1960	Roma Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1960	Kingston, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1960	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1960	Crystal Brook, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1960	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1960	Boetsap (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1960	Meredith (Darra), AU	monthly rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1960	Uniondale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1960	Poonampet, IN	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1960	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1960	Heggaddevankote, IN	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1960	St Petersburg, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1960	Kia Ora Sandy Ridges, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1960	Beau Maison, AU	monthly rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1960	Bologna, IT	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1960	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1960	Sutton Grange, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	32 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1960. 1960 had 472 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	317
10 to 20	52
20 to 30	21
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1