Weather Records on 20 April 2015

702 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 2015. Highest significance: McKeesport, US.

Key Facts for 20 April 2015

On 20 April 2015, 702 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 671 daily.
McKeesport set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 20 April 2015.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

702 stations

702 station records on 20 April 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McKeesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woolwine 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Point Lookout Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Gilead 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
NE Phila AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Galax Radio Wbrf	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows of Dan 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Free Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Millville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zearing	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Jetport	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dalecarlia Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amberley AMO	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Sandy Camp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Castlereagh (Castlereagh Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

702 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 334, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 20 April 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	334
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 20 April 2015 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 671.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

622 broken records

Margins by which the 622 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 2015

Top 20 records on 20 April 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 2015	McKeesport, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2015	Purcellville, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	100 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2015	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2015	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	113 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2015	Wallaceton-Lake Drummond, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2015	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	121 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2015	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	113 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2015	Warsaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2015	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	114 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2015	Banner Elk, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2015	Shelby 2 NW, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2015	Neshaminy Falls, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2015	Martinsville Fltr Plt, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2015	Woolwine 1 SE, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2015	Trangie (Old Bundemar), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	123 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2015	Wilmington Porter Rsch, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2015	Danbury, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2015	Williamsport Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2015	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2015	Wytheville, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	113 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2015. 2015 had 702 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 20	565
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1