Weather Records on 13 April 2020

2,051 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 April 2020. Highest significance: Greeneville Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 13 April 2020

On 13 April 2020, 2,051 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
220 were record highs and 1,153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 109 monthly and 1,941 daily.
Greeneville Exp STN set a daily record precipitation of 91.7 mm (3.6 in) on 13 April 2020.
Across 164 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 13 April 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 April 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ft Payne	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Tottori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Enka	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Celo 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
St Peter	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Saigo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Matsue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sparta 3.5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
New Castle	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Moulton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Oxford Hydro STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wise 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sakai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Blacksburg Nwso	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Meadows of Dan 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Swea City 5N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville Albemarle AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bricelyn	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Menomonie	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Reagan Natl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
W Kerr Scott Resv	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woolwine 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomer	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,051 records

Records set or tied on 13 April 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 96, Lowest daily maximum 607, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 546, Heaviest daily rainfall 436, Heaviest daily snowfall 137, Deepest snow cover 105.

Records on 13 April 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	96
Lowest daily maximum	607
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	546
Heaviest daily rainfall	436
Heaviest daily snowfall	137
Deepest snow cover	105

Records on 13 April 2020 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 109, daily 1,941.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,788 broken records

Margins by which the 1,788 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 April 2020

Top 20 records on 13 April 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 2020	Greeneville Exp STN, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	117 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 April 2020	Ft Payne, US	monthly rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	56 years	75 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2020	Tottori, JP	monthly rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	74 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2020	Marion, US	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	119 years	74 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2020	Goychay, AZ	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2020	Bridgeport 5 NW, US	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	100 years	72 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2020	Enka, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2020	Pulaski 2 E, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2020	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	67 years	69 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2020	Brevard, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	97 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2020	Charleston Intl AP, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	73 years	68 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2020	Scottsboro, US	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	126 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2020	Celo 2 S, US	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	71 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2020	Wytheville, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2020	St Peter, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	116 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2020	Burkes Garden, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2020	Saigo, JP	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2020	Matsue, JP	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2020	Emmetsburg, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	126 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 April 2020	Bedford, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)

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

1798 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2020. 2020 had 2,051 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-13 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1809	2
1812	1
1817	1
1830	1
1831	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1839	2
1849	1
1852	1
1854	1
1856	2
1862	1
1864	1
1865	3
1869	3
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	2
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1885	1
1886	3
1889	2
1890	8
1891	2
1892	4
1894	1
1895	1
1896	3
1897	4
1898	2
1899	2
1900	5
1901	1
1902	3
1903	11
1904	15
1905	9
1906	23
1907	16
1908	6
1909	37
1910	13
1911	32
1912	41
1913	62
1914	58
1915	17
1916	47
1917	36
1918	35
1919	26
1920	258
1921	59
1922	74
1923	125
1924	96
1925	137
1926	232
1927	167
1928	139
1929	117
1930	477
1931	339
1932	392
1933	489
1934	674
1935	480
1936	435
1937	185
1938	268
1939	857
1940	1,562
1941	1,085
1942	137
1943	745
1944	212
1945	978
1946	391
1947	532
1948	595
1949	302
1950	1,352
1951	715
1952	738
1953	609
1954	504
1955	665
1956	294
1957	714
1958	465
1959	515
1960	286
1961	669
1962	603
1963	353
1964	408
1965	656
1966	563
1967	665
1968	739
1969	324
1970	624
1971	390
1972	1,411
1973	701
1974	729
1975	675
1976	807
1977	1,066
1978	448
1979	715
1980	734
1981	872
1982	710
1983	1,394
1984	397
1985	746
1986	1,509
1987	768
1988	1,145
1989	1,671
1990	800
1991	1,326
1992	1,189
1993	574
1994	1,104
1995	789
1996	913
1997	2,451
1998	1,710
1999	631
2000	956
2001	1,013
2002	916
2003	1,245
2004	1,091
2005	425
2006	1,023
2007	1,271
2008	1,021
2009	760
2010	1,028
2011	761
2012	609
2013	759
2014	868
2015	607
2016	510
2017	454
2018	914
2019	736
2020	2,051
2021	465
2022	2,173
2023	1,433
2024	1,172
2025	952
2026	849

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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 50	1,643
50 to 100	100
100 to 150	31
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	3