Weather Records on 2 April 1930

162 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 April 1930. Highest significance: Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 2 April 1930

On 2 April 1930, 162 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 162 daily.
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 2 April 1930.
Across 152 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

162 stations

162 station records on 2 April 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 April 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gellibrand River East (Lovat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rokewood (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kyneton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheep Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Expedition Pass Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Newstead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Camperdown (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goose Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Childers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yandoit (Spring Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moutajup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort (Stoneleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul (Carbethon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grantville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fryerstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Anakie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Carisbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Skipton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Colac Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

162 records

Records set or tied on 2 April 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 2 April 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 2 April 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 162.

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 20.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 April 1930

Top 20 records on 2 April 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 April 1930	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1930	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 1930	Apollo Bay, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1930	Gellibrand River East (Lovat), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1930	Loch, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1930	Rokewood (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1930	Uccle, BE	daily high min	11.8 C (53.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	45 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1930	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1930	Macon, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1930	Greensburg, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1930	Johanna Glen, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1930	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1930	Columbus, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1930	Thorpdale State School, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1930	Hastings Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	55 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1930	Cedarville, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	19 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1930	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1930	Olekminsk, RU	daily rain	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1930	Nullawarre, AU	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 1930	Allansford, AU	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	16 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

1815 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1815 to 1930. 1930 had 162 records.

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

Records on 04-02 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1819	1
1830	1
1841	1
1843	1
1848	2
1852	2
1855	2
1856	1
1872	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	2
1889	3
1890	1
1891	4
1892	4
1893	1
1897	5
1898	1
1899	5
1900	12
1901	3
1902	2
1903	12
1904	12
1905	15
1906	7
1907	20
1908	13
1909	14
1910	22
1911	40
1912	25
1913	29
1914	64
1915	28
1916	67
1917	65
1918	68
1919	52
1920	62
1921	80
1922	21
1923	105
1924	303
1925	128
1926	205
1927	226
1928	271
1929	203
1930	162
1931	474
1932	455
1933	157
1934	266
1935	449
1936	1,239
1937	142
1938	279
1939	265
1940	568
1941	276
1942	172
1943	323
1944	532
1945	1,161
1946	983
1947	373
1948	452
1949	437
1950	436
1951	307
1952	307
1953	386
1954	610
1955	311
1956	834
1957	486
1958	553
1959	1,145
1960	414
1961	701
1962	459
1963	1,391
1964	806
1965	594
1966	492
1967	809
1968	391
1969	416
1970	1,325
1971	484
1972	467
1973	647
1974	808
1975	1,679
1976	592
1977	669
1978	711
1979	780
1980	567
1981	952
1982	1,026
1983	890
1984	1,021
1985	922
1986	751
1987	941
1988	1,084
1989	1,037
1990	1,203
1991	626
1992	1,835
1993	837
1994	492
1995	649
1996	1,080
1997	952
1998	1,060
1999	1,443
2000	860
2001	810
2002	1,272
2003	1,114
2004	893
2005	1,141
2006	794
2007	968
2008	838
2009	984
2010	1,394
2011	1,419
2012	1,515
2013	706
2014	577
2015	490
2016	661
2017	622
2018	1,439
2019	695
2020	1,127
2021	1,164
2022	577
2023	671
2024	1,044
2025	1,273
2026	780

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Data for records on 1930-04-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2 April 1930
Margin	Records
0 to 5	90
5 to 10	25
10 to 15	6
15 to 20	9
20 to 25	2