Weather Records on 20 April 2016

650 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 2016. Highest significance: Odesa, UA.

Key Facts for 20 April 2016

On 20 April 2016, 650 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
490 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 632 daily.
Odesa set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 20 April 2016.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

650 stations

650 station records on 20 April 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Guba	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Huili	China	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Girardeau Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Truscott 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
W Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shenandoah	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mullan Pass Vor/Dme	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosiori de Vede	Romania	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Foreman	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elwha Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galati	Romania	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Linguere	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	46.0 C (114.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Derbent	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah 15S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gudermes	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dumont	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnicu Valcea	Romania	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kara-Tjurek	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
T Uleniy-Ostrov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Craig	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingham Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

650 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 294, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 196, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 20 April 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	294
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	196
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 20 April 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 632.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

565 broken records

Margins by which the 565 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 2016

Top 20 records on 20 April 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 2016	Odesa, UA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2016	Menard, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	93 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2016	Guba, AZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2016	Huili, CN	monthly rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2016	Bremerton, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2016	Cape Girardeau Muni AP, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2016	Sioux City AP, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2016	Truscott 3 W, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2016	Tecumseh 1S, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	116 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2016	W Monroe, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2016	Anahuac, US	monthly high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2016	Diablo Dam, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2016	Izmail, UA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2016	Shenandoah, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2016	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2016	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2016	Blaine, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2016	Haskell, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2016	Olga 2 SE, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2016	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	82 years	41 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2016. 2016 had 650 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	550
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1