Weather Records on 20 April 1968

975 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 1968. Highest significance: Irikkur, IN.

Key Facts for 20 April 1968

On 20 April 1968, 975 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
265 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 951 daily.
Irikkur set a daily record precipitation of 132.0 mm (5.2 in) on 20 April 1968.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

975 stations

975 station records on 20 April 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Irikkur	India	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sankarankoil	India	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Taraz	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trempealeau Dam 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elamang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chamberlain	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagamandala	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
M.O. Amini	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muscoda	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkawatt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Angorichina Hostel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Penola (Comaum Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Turvinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Otar	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Radhanagari	India	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lynxville Dam 9	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Murrumbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Willandra National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

975 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 565, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 20 April 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	565
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 20 April 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 951.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

867 broken records

Margins by which the 867 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 1968

Top 20 records on 20 April 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 1968	Irikkur, IN	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 April 1968	Wessington Springs, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 April 1968	Paia 406, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 April 1968	Sankarankoil, IN	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 April 1968	Koolau Dam 833, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1968	Taraz, KZ	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1968	Spring Grove, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1968	Newport, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1968	Davidson, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1968	Davidson, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1968	Trempealeau Dam 6, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1968	Moose Lake 1 SSE, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1968	Elamang, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1968	Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1968	Halsey 2 W, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1968	Waialua 847, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1968	Stanley Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1968	Mc Cool Junction, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1968	Oakdale, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1968	Chamberlain, US	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	49 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1968. 1968 had 975 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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Data for records on 1968-04-20: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	853
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1