Weather Records on 20 April 1992

1,009 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 1992. Highest significance: Normanville, AU.

Key Facts for 20 April 1992

On 20 April 1992, 1,009 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
258 were record highs and 248 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 983 daily.
Normanville set a daily record precipitation of 39.2 mm (1.5 in) on 20 April 1992.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

1,009 stations

1,009 station records on 20 April 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Weeping Water	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Omaha Eppley Airfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cafelandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wymore	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ibirarema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Piquerobi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Laranja Doce	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
W Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfather Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Joao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Jurumirim (Cesp)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Presidente Venceslau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Agua Do Matao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Attu	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iacri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bastos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yankalilla (Inman Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amity 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater Hydro	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Selbourne (Kirnbrae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tewkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Chantebled	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rancharia (Mc Fadden)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
South Forest (Plummers Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reginopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sodrelia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presidente Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,009 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 143, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 435, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 20 April 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	143
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	435
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 20 April 1992 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 983.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

822 broken records

Margins by which the 822 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 1992

Top 20 records on 20 April 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 1992	Normanville, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	74 of 100 (Major)
20 April 1992	Howard, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	98 years	73 of 100 (Major)
20 April 1992	Weeping Water, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	85 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 April 1992	Omaha Eppley Airfield, US	monthly snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1992	Western 2W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1992	Asheville, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1992	Cafelandia, BR	daily rain	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1992	Weeping Water, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1992	Omaha #1, US	monthly snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1992	Wymore, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1992	Fullerton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1992	Ibirarema, BR	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1992	Spencer 1 N, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1992	Deadwood, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1992	Patterson, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1992	Branxholm (Stoke Street), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1992	Balfour, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1992	Piquerobi, BR	daily rain	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1992	Usina Laranja Doce, BR	daily rain	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1992	W Plains, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	46 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1992. 1992 had 1,009 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 1992-04-20: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	792
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1