Weather Records on 20 April 2013

1,520 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 2013. Highest significance: Collegeville St John's, US.

Key Facts for 20 April 2013

On 20 April 2013, 1,520 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 1,054 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 1,502 daily.
Collegeville St John's set a daily record snow depth of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 20 April 2013.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

1,520 stations

1,520 station records on 20 April 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bemidji	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Grand Marais	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fada N'Gourma	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Upham 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brainerd	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Portage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bhopal/Bairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luck	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brimson 2S	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Portage	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,520 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 450, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 604, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 137.

Records on 20 April 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	450
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	604
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	137

Records on 20 April 2013 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 1,502.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,262 broken records

Margins by which the 1,262 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 2013

Top 20 records on 20 April 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 2013	Collegeville St John's, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	108 years	74 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2013	Narooma Rvcp, AU	monthly rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	99 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2013	Bemidji, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2013	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	112 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2013	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2013	Grand Marais, US	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	84 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2013	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2013	Fada N'Gourma, BF	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2013	Rockhampton Aero, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2013	Houma, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	112 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2013	Tower 2S, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	115 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2013	Pollock, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2013	Upham 3 N, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2013	Sisseton, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2013	Sobolevo, RU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2013	First Connecticut Lake, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2013	Sewanee, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2013	Brainerd, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2013	New Braunfels, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	103 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2013	Grand Portage, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	115 years	50 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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2013. 2013 had 1,520 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,195
100 to 200	36
200 to 300	18
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	8
500 to 600	1