Weather Records on 20 April 2023

828 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 2023. Highest significance: Woodruff, US.

Key Facts for 20 April 2023

On 20 April 2023, 828 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
182 were record highs and 438 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 819 daily.
Woodruff set a daily record snow depth of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 20 April 2023.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

828 stations

828 station records on 20 April 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Laketown	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hill City 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Petersburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fontenelle Dam	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lee Vining	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Afton	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Delano	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bern	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Massena	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Butte	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baggs	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
S Kona 2 2.32	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls Hydro	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prague 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Granger Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Combolcha	Ethiopia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gove Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Helena AP ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Naha	Japan	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamar-Daban	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.7 C (-1.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milolii 2.34	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Forestry Lab	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

828 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 253, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 185, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 51.

Records on 20 April 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	253
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	185
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	51

Records on 20 April 2023 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 819.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

697 broken records

Margins by which the 697 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 April 2023

Top 20 records on 20 April 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 2023	Woodruff, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2023	Corning, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	104 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2023	Laketown, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	73 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2023	Hill City 1 W, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	100 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2023	Petersburg 2 N, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2023	Fontenelle Dam, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2023	Greenfield, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	117 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2023	Lifton Pumping STN, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2023	Randolph, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2023	Shimla, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	112 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2023	Susanville 2SW, US	monthly low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	112 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2023	Pineview Dam, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2023	Lee Vining, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2023	Nebraska City 2NW, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2023	Afton, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2023	Delano, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2023	Bern, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2023	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2023	Massena, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2023	Winterset 4N, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	47 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2023. 2023 had 828 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 100	674
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	4
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	1