Weather Records on 20 April 2000

931 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 2000. Highest significance: Manderson 3 NE, US.

Key Facts for 20 April 2000

On 20 April 2000, 931 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
572 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 885 daily.
Manderson 3 NE set an all-time record snow depth of 76.2 cm (30.0 in) on 20 April 2000.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

931 stations

931 station records on 20 April 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manderson 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Detroit Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lajamanu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Iguatama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Papunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Express AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aileron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flekkefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flint Fcwos	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing Capital City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Atepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hamamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Allis	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alcoota	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Legune	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inverway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Reynolds Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Annette AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glen-Ayle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro de Ortega	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jump Rvr 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

931 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 314, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 258, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 20 April 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	314
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	258
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 20 April 2000 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 42, daily 885.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

756 broken records

Margins by which the 756 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 2000

Top 20 records on 20 April 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 2000	Manderson 3 NE, US	all-time snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 years	76 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2000	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	103 years	73 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2000	Broome Airport, AU	monthly rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2000	Detroit Metro AP, US	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2000	Green Bay, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	106 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2000	Lajamanu, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2000	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2000	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2000	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2000	Thangoo, AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	15 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2000	Eaton Rapids, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2000	Kenosha Wwtp, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2000	Mather 3 NW, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2000	Iguatama, BR	daily rain	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2000	Roebuck Plains, AU	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	79.9 mm (3.1 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2000	Papunya, AU	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2000	Alvin, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2000	Turnu Magurele, RO	daily rain	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2000	Fayette, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2000	Makaweli 965, US	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	93 years	48 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2000. 2000 had 931 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2000-04-20: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	729
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1