Weather Records on 10 April 2020

712 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 April 2020. Highest significance: Poway Valley, US.

Key Facts for 10 April 2020

On 10 April 2020, 712 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
392 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 688 daily.
Poway Valley set a monthly record daily precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 10 April 2020.
Across 164 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

712 stations

712 station records on 10 April 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 April 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poway Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Dunedoo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Conargo (Puckawidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Escondido #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Balowra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Garema (Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elong Elong (Bendeela St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leadville (Moreton Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hemet	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Curban (Ercildoune)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Corowood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Allegany	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Mulberrygong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
El Cajon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Clermont Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burcher Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sokode	Togo	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quandialla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Charleston Fire STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Valley Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eumungerie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Isit	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Julian Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tambar Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

712 records

Records set or tied on 10 April 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 232, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 10 April 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	232
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 10 April 2020 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 688.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

609 broken records

Margins by which the 609 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 183.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 April 2020

Top 20 records on 10 April 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 April 2020	Poway Valley, US	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	73 of 100 (Major)
10 April 2020	Dunedoo Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 April 2020	Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang), AU	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 April 2020	Coolah (Binnia St), AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	129 years	66 of 100 (Major)
10 April 2020	Conargo (Puckawidgee), AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 April 2020	Moosehead, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	72 years	64 of 100 (Major)
10 April 2020	Vista, US	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 April 2020	Escondido #2, US	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2020	Nymagee (Balowra), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	115 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2020	Garema (Forest Lodge), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2020	Elsinore, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2020	Elong Elong (Bendeela St), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2020	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	124 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2020	Alpine, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2020	Leadville (Moreton Bay), AU	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2020	Hemet, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2020	Marra Creek (Womboin), AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	129 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2020	Curban (Ercildoune), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2020	Grenfell (Corowood), AU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 2020	Chula Vista, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	51 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

1793 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2020. 2020 had 712 records.

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

Records on 04-10 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1798	1
1805	1
1809	2
1812	3
1842	2
1844	1
1846	1
1847	1
1854	1
1863	2
1864	2
1865	2
1869	1
1872	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	3
1877	2
1878	2
1879	1
1880	2
1882	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	3
1894	5
1895	5
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	4
1900	8
1901	4
1902	4
1903	10
1904	12
1905	21
1906	24
1907	13
1908	8
1909	37
1910	15
1911	17
1912	55
1913	27
1914	25
1915	61
1916	94
1917	64
1918	43
1919	39
1920	66
1921	44
1922	178
1923	71
1924	119
1925	143
1926	86
1927	205
1928	245
1929	290
1930	646
1931	107
1932	290
1933	392
1934	237
1935	253
1936	186
1937	254
1938	401
1939	363
1940	252
1941	402
1942	548
1943	577
1944	718
1945	1,031
1946	287
1947	355
1948	335
1949	294
1950	599
1951	394
1952	793
1953	601
1954	243
1955	650
1956	377
1957	411
1958	326
1959	527
1960	683
1961	734
1962	258
1963	446
1964	239
1965	770
1966	537
1967	549
1968	498
1969	545
1970	521
1971	569
1972	639
1973	2,070
1974	935
1975	850
1976	431
1977	1,430
1978	1,233
1979	875
1980	654
1981	701
1982	1,138
1983	1,170
1984	548
1985	1,391
1986	562
1987	403
1988	764
1989	1,835
1990	1,135
1991	1,101
1992	929
1993	583
1994	844
1995	1,811
1996	1,475
1997	2,935
1998	899
1999	1,738
2000	651
2001	1,792
2002	589
2003	1,431
2004	548
2005	886
2006	650
2007	848
2008	1,141
2009	1,031
2010	574
2011	1,880
2012	846
2013	1,703
2014	615
2015	667
2016	921
2017	846
2018	861
2019	636
2020	712
2021	749
2022	783
2023	835
2024	713
2025	796
2026	840

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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 25	557
25 to 50	28
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	4