Weather Records on 1 April 1930

153 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 April 1930. Highest significance: Poowong (Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 1 April 1930

On 1 April 1930, 153 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 151 daily.
Poowong (Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 36.6 mm (1.4 in) on 1 April 1930.
Across 160 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

153 stations

153 station records on 1 April 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 April 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poowong (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skipton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shelford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Diapur (Bleak House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wonwondah (Mount Zero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bannockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pomonal Windy Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wartook Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grantville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carapook (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gerang Gerung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Natte Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talbot (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Western (Seppelt)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koo Wee Rup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waratah (Mount Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jeparit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dromana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gellibrand River East (Lovat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
La Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grand River Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (Kuruc A Ruc)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warracknabeal (Ailsa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

153 records

Records set or tied on 1 April 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 April 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 April 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 151.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

132 broken records

Margins by which the 132 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 April 1930

Top 20 records on 1 April 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 April 1930	Poowong (Post Office), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1930	Clyde State School, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 1930	Fayette, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1930	Natural Brg, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1930	Scottsdale, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1930	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1930	Skipton Post Office, AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1930	Shelford, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1930	Beaufort (Wongan), AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1930	Diapur (Bleak House), AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1930	Halls Gap, AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1930	Wonwondah (Mount Zero), AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1930	Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1930	Trentham (Post Office), AU	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1930	Nhill, AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1930	Bannockburn, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1930	Pomonal Windy Ridge, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1930	Wartook Post Office, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1930	Grantville, AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1930	Ballan, AU	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	53 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

1803 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1930. 1930 had 153 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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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 20	128
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1