Weather Records on 20 April 2019

1,019 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 2019. Highest significance: Brevard, US.

Key Facts for 20 April 2019

On 20 April 2019, 1,019 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
566 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 974 daily.
Brevard set a monthly record daily precipitation of 158.8 mm (6.3 in) on 20 April 2019.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,019 stations

1,019 station records on 20 April 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Fletcher 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Pisgah Forest 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rosman	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Commerce 4 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Conondale Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cannelton	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hart Mtn Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
The Channon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caesars Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,019 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 179, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 387, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 20 April 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	179
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	387
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 20 April 2019 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 43, daily 974.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

859 broken records

Margins by which the 859 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 2019

Top 20 records on 20 April 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 2019	Brevard, US	monthly rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	102 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 April 2019	Torrevieja, ES	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2019	Fletcher 3 W, US	monthly rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2019	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2019	Pisgah Forest 3 NE, US	monthly rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2019	Rosman, US	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	78 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2019	Alicante, ES	monthly rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2019	Marshall, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2019	Commerce 4 NNW, US	monthly rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2019	Pilot Rock 1 SE, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2019	Numinbah, AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	89 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2019	Cottonwood 2 WSW, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2019	Waterville 2, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2019	Walhalla, US	monthly rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2019	Gatlinburg 2 SW, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2019	Wellsboro 4 SW, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2019	Morganton, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2019	Graham 2 ENE, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2019	Durham, US	monthly high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2019	Conondale Township, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	45 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2019. 2019 had 1,019 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	649
2017	734
2018	1,310
2019	1,019
2020	449
2021	1,214
2022	596
2023	828
2024	673
2025	836
2026	533

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Data for records on 2019-04-20: 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	755
10 to 20	51
20 to 30	25
30 to 40	11
40 to 50	8
50 to 60	6
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1