Weather Records on 1 April 2020

719 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 2020. Highest significance: Tamba, AU.

Key Facts for 1 April 2020

On 1 April 2020, 719 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 343 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 659 daily.
Tamba set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.8 mm (2.4 in) on 1 April 2020.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

719 stations

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

Weather records on 1 April 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Murray Lock Number 9	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Francisco Sarabia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Marie	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boigbeat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Terry	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Loma	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ternopil	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow 14 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mallersdorf/Niederbayern	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gildford	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Choshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zortman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shell	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liubashivka	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colusa 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moose	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eichstatt-Landershofen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amberg-Unterammersricht	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maizuru Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fern Ridge-Veneta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zavizan	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tottori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Culgoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden-Hosterwitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fulda	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mullheim	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kronach	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sigmaringen-Laiz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ratece-Planica	Slovenia	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

719 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 221, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 1 April 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	221
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 1 April 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 60, daily 659.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

603 broken records

Margins by which the 603 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 2020

Top 20 records on 1 April 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 2020	Tamba, AU	monthly rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 April 2020	Murray Lock Number 9, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2020	Anna Creek, AU	monthly rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	124 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2020	Grass Range, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2020	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	124 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2020	Edenton, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	113 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2020	Francisco Sarabia, MX	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2020	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2020	St Marie, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2020	Libby 32 SSE, US	monthly low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2020	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	daily low max	4.2 C (39.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	116 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2020	Hungry Horse Dam, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2020	Regensburg, DE	daily low min	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	114 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2020	Boigbeat, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2020	Graz, AT	daily low min	-4.1 C (24.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	114 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2020	Nurnberg, DE	daily low min	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	114 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2020	Terry, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2020	Riggins, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	103 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2020	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2020	Loma, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	57 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

1803 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2020. 2020 had 719 records.

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

Records on 04-01 in each year
Year	Records
1803	1
1805	1
1808	1
1813	1
1815	3
1819	1
1830	2
1847	2
1848	1
1850	1
1855	3
1856	1
1861	2
1862	2
1865	1
1869	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	3
1879	2
1881	1
1885	1
1887	2
1888	2
1889	2
1891	5
1892	1
1893	2
1896	4
1897	5
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	4
1902	4
1903	12
1904	29
1905	10
1906	7
1907	24
1908	5
1909	13
1910	26
1911	27
1912	31
1913	35
1914	37
1915	25
1916	35
1917	80
1918	51
1919	165
1920	65
1921	46
1922	98
1923	319
1924	257
1925	111
1926	234
1927	326
1928	194
1929	336
1930	153
1931	846
1932	292
1933	188
1934	153
1935	424
1936	1,248
1937	192
1938	461
1939	226
1940	840
1941	285
1942	209
1943	319
1944	266
1945	880
1946	1,172
1947	390
1948	590
1949	308
1950	455
1951	406
1952	419
1953	249
1954	493
1955	288
1956	744
1957	314
1958	535
1959	821
1960	295
1961	496
1962	652
1963	1,123
1964	951
1965	678
1966	689
1967	928
1968	377
1969	611
1970	894
1971	384
1972	510
1973	680
1974	894
1975	1,806
1976	767
1977	524
1978	1,013
1979	738
1980	797
1981	1,115
1982	884
1983	643
1984	662
1985	826
1986	982
1987	1,762
1988	1,259
1989	1,098
1990	952
1991	693
1992	981
1993	783
1994	739
1995	1,056
1996	996
1997	1,255
1998	1,703
1999	1,341
2000	690
2001	575
2002	985
2003	1,366
2004	926
2005	1,086
2006	929
2007	963
2008	1,457
2009	846
2010	1,022
2011	1,105
2012	1,327
2013	719
2014	657
2015	606
2016	842
2017	792
2018	870
2019	674
2020	719
2021	790
2022	853
2023	1,069
2024	788
2025	779
2026	1,042

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Data for records on 2020-04-01: 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 2026-10-17 (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	28
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	13
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2