Weather Records on 30 April 1927

127 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 April 1927. Highest significance: Lysebotn, NO.

Key Facts for 30 April 1927

On 30 April 1927, 127 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 125 daily.
Lysebotn set a daily record snow depth of 21.0 cm (8.3 in) on 30 April 1927.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

127 stations

127 station records on 30 April 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 April 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	155.0 cm (61.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lost Creek Near	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Garah (Welbon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kola-In-Murman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie (Valencia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beetaloo Reservoir Old Site	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	97.0 cm (38.2 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

127 records

Records set or tied on 30 April 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 30 April 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 30 April 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 125.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

98 broken records

Margins by which the 98 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 820.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 April 1927

Top 20 records on 30 April 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 April 1927	Lysebotn, NO	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1927	Point Pleasant, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1927	Ingham Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1927	Falmouth, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1927	Sviland, NO	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1927	Glenville, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1927	Philippi, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1927	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min	14.9 C (58.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	57 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1927	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1927	Geilo, NO	daily snow depth	155.0 cm (61.0 in)	82.0 cm (32.3 in)	1 year	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1927	Mt Carmel, US	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1927	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1927	Quatsino, CA	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1927	Lost Creek Near, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1927	Armagh, GB	daily low min	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1927	Enisejsk, RU	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1927	Minsk, BY	daily rain	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1927	Clare Post Office, AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1927	Grantsville, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1927	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	28 years	19 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1927. 1927 had 127 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	96
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1