Weather Records on 30 April 1920

70 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 April 1920. Highest significance: Barraba (Mount Lindsay), AU.

Key Facts for 30 April 1920

On 30 April 1920, 70 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 70 daily.
Barraba (Mount Lindsay) set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 30 April 1920.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

70 stations

70 station records on 30 April 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 April 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgar Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsons Mount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Haddon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cultowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cannonbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley (Belltrees 2)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Woolerina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgandramine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tarriaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wangamana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Murrawombi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

70 records

Records set or tied on 30 April 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 64.

Records on 30 April 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	64
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 April 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 70.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

66 broken records

Margins by which the 66 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 43.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 April 1920

Top 20 records on 30 April 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 April 1920	Barraba (Mount Lindsay), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1920	Wilgar Downs, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1920	Robertsons Mount, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1920	Gravesend Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1920	Arhangelsk, RU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1920	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1920	Boolcarrol, AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1920	Cumberland Station, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1920	Croydon Township, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1920	Texas Station, AU	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1920	Dinby, AU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1920	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1920	Normanton Post Office, AU	daily rain	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	47 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1920	Karumba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	46 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1920	Haddon, AU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1920	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1920	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1920	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	26 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1920	Harrisburg - Coop, US	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1920	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)

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

1795 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1920. 1920 had 70 records.

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

Records on 04-30 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1804	1
1809	1
1812	1
1814	2
1833	1
1840	1
1848	1
1850	1
1853	1
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	5
1892	7
1894	1
1895	5
1896	3
1897	2
1898	6
1899	11
1900	4
1901	8
1902	13
1903	21
1904	11
1905	9
1906	16
1907	35
1908	28
1909	74
1910	17
1911	19
1912	18
1913	62
1914	8
1915	20
1916	21
1917	25
1918	28
1919	130
1920	70
1921	54
1922	138
1923	42
1924	96
1925	210
1926	331
1927	127
1928	130
1929	119
1930	232
1931	548
1932	145
1933	422
1934	443
1935	327
1936	373
1937	228
1938	282
1939	268
1940	526
1941	484
1942	1,163
1943	470
1944	286
1945	314
1946	301
1947	330
1948	912
1949	447
1950	671
1951	783
1952	435
1953	635
1954	1,224
1955	1,252
1956	908
1957	401
1958	482
1959	575
1960	507
1961	381
1962	617
1963	730
1964	339
1965	488
1966	740
1967	914
1968	928
1969	587
1970	1,189
1971	365
1972	497
1973	398
1974	822
1975	468
1976	783
1977	525
1978	631
1979	675
1980	545
1981	1,342
1982	504
1983	1,154
1984	1,519
1985	650
1986	660
1987	1,437
1988	808
1989	674
1990	977
1991	828
1992	1,808
1993	765
1994	1,499
1995	1,007
1996	1,637
1997	764
1998	857
1999	1,012
2000	1,046
2001	900
2002	1,171
2003	927
2004	703
2005	1,113
2006	778
2007	996
2008	1,260
2009	660
2010	921
2011	636
2012	819
2013	732
2014	946
2015	380
2016	969
2017	1,450
2018	708
2019	700
2020	1,476
2021	1,167
2022	499
2023	782
2024	705
2025	489
2026	365

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 April 1920
Margin	Records
0 to 10	51
10 to 20	11
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1