Weather Records on 20 April 2024

673 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 April 2024. Highest significance: Dallas FAA AP, US.

Key Facts for 20 April 2024

On 20 April 2024, 673 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
281 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 655 daily.
Dallas FAA AP set a daily record precipitation of 107.2 mm (4.2 in) on 20 April 2024.
Across 159 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

673 stations

673 station records on 20 April 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 April 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dallas FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hrazdan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Giddings 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hiva-Oa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Lippspringe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore/Bajpe	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dal-Ftw Wscmo AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aksakovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balikesir	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Isabel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high minimum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Worth NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aparri	Philippines	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Worth Wsfo	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sabana Grande 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lord Howe Island Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zlikha	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record high minimum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arvidsjaur_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dangara	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sassandra	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lubbock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.5 C (101.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dzhusaly	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pokrovskaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pokrovskaja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sokode	Togo	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Howe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hardin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Johnston 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ferris	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

673 records

Records set or tied on 20 April 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 158, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 20 April 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	158
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 20 April 2024 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 655.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

575 broken records

Margins by which the 575 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 2024

Top 20 records on 20 April 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 April 2024	Dallas FAA AP, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	82 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2024	Hrazdan, AM	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2024	Shaoguan, CN	monthly rain	206.8 mm (8.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2024	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	102 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2024	Giddings 5E, US	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2024	Ft Morgan, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	115 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2024	Hiva-Oa, PF	daily rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2024	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2024	Bundaberg Aero, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2024	Bad Lippspringe, DE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2024	El Dorado Goodwin Fld, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	114 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2024	Mangalore/Bajpe, IN	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2024	Dal-Ftw Wscmo AP, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2024	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high max	30.3 C (86.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2024	Wuzhou, CN	monthly rain	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2024	Haines AP, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2024	Aksakovo, RU	daily high max	27.4 C (81.3 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2024	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	114 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2024	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	117 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2024	Surat Thani, TH	monthly high min	26.0 C (78.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	72 years	40 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2024. 2024 had 673 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	545
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1