Weather Records on 30 April 1928

130 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 April 1928. Highest significance: Buchan, AU.

Key Facts for 30 April 1928

On 30 April 1928, 130 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 123 daily.
Buchan set a daily record precipitation of 66.5 mm (2.6 in) on 30 April 1928.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

130 stations

130 station records on 30 April 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 April 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
North Nicomen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

130 records

Records set or tied on 30 April 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 36.

Records on 30 April 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 April 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 123.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

103 broken records

Margins by which the 103 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 60.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 April 1928

Top 20 records on 30 April 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 April 1928	Buchan, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1928	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1928	Delegate Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1928	North Nicomen, CA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1928	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1928	Goldstream Lake, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1928	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1928	Cascade Locks, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1928	Fichtelberg, DE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1928	Bird Rocks, CA	monthly high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1928	Bruthen (Post Office), AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1928	Socorro, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1928	Astoria, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1928	New Smyrna Beach, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1928	Bobundara, AU	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1928	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	71 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1928	Rosalia, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1928	Greiz-Dolau, DE	daily rain	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1928	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1928	Forest Grove, US	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	27 years	20 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1928. 1928 had 130 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 10	92
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1