Weather Records on 15 April 2020

1,068 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 2020. Highest significance: Kahuku 912, US.

Key Facts for 15 April 2020

On 15 April 2020, 1,068 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
192 were record highs and 598 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 1,056 daily.
Kahuku 912 set a daily record high maximum temperature of 31.7 C (89.1 F) on 15 April 2020.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,068 stations

1,068 station records on 15 April 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eide Pa Nordmore	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle 13 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jesus da Lapa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hustadvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
North French Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Loksmyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,068 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 199, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 399, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 15 April 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	199
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	399
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 15 April 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 1,056.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

815 broken records

Margins by which the 815 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

15 April 2020

Top 20 records on 15 April 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 2020	Kahuku 912, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	105 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 April 2020	Sugar City, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2020	Eide Pa Nordmore, NO	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2020	Sigourney, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	115 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2020	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	123 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2020	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2020	Carlyle 13 NW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2020	Wamsutter, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2020	Bom Jesus da Lapa, BR	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2020	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	110 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2020	Hot Springs, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2020	Hustadvatn, NO	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2020	Rochester Intl AP, US	daily low min	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2020	Baia Mare, RO	daily low min	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	109 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2020	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	116 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2020	Black Rock, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	109 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2020	Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2020	Greenfield, US	daily low min	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	115 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2020	Collegeville St John's, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2020	North French Creek, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	43 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

1801 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2020. 2020 had 1,068 records.

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

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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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	748
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	19
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1