Weather Records on 20 April 1976

661 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 1976. Highest significance: Smithfield (Mun), ZA.

Key Facts for 20 April 1976

On 20 April 1976, 661 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
393 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 609 daily.
Smithfield (Mun) set a daily record precipitation of 37.5 mm (1.5 in) on 20 April 1976.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

661 stations

661 station records on 20 April 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ferris	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jay	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Loretta 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McCracken	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bentonville 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waurika	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roy Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ongudaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Odell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kinsley 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shearwater A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

661 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 297, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 20 April 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	297
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 20 April 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 51, daily 609.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

522 broken records

Margins by which the 522 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 640.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 1976

Top 20 records on 20 April 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 1976	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1976	Eureka Springs 3 WNW, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1976	Macksville 8 NNE, US	monthly rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1976	Beaver, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1976	Meade, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1976	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	monthly high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	105 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1976	Webbers Falls 5 WSW, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1976	Buderim Post Office, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1976	Ferris, US	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1976	Jetmore, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1976	Lebanon 2W, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1976	Bucklin 1SE, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1976	Jerome, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1976	Alice, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1976	Bowie, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1976	Jay, US	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1976	Loretta 1W, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1976	Imperial, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1976	Lyons 2 N, US	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1976	Port Hastings, CA	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	40 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1976. 1976 had 661 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 1976-04-20: 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 100	513
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1