Weather Records on 3 April 1930

148 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 April 1930. Highest significance: Griffin, US.

Key Facts for 3 April 1930

On 3 April 1930, 148 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 148 daily.
Griffin set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 3 April 1930.
Across 159 earlier years (1815 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

148 stations

148 station records on 3 April 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 April 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bryson City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Speers Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Geryville (El-Bayadh)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

148 records

Records set or tied on 3 April 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 70, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 April 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	70
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 April 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 148.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

124 broken records

Margins by which the 124 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 April 1930

Top 20 records on 3 April 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 April 1930	Griffin, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1930	Milledgeville, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1930	Ladner, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1930	Talbotton, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 1930	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1930	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1930	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1930	Hawkinsville, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1930	Bridgeport 5 NW, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1930	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1930	Big Creek, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1930	Selma, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1930	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1930	Monticello, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1930	Big Creek, CA	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1930	Bryson City 2, US	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1930	Calhoun Falls, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1930	Quesnel, CA	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1930	Columbus Dardc, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1930	Speers Ferry, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 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 148 records.

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

Records on 04-03 in each year
Year	Records
1815	3
1830	1
1838	1
1848	1
1849	1
1850	1
1862	1
1867	2
1868	1
1873	1
1874	4
1875	1
1876	2
1878	1
1879	4
1880	2
1881	5
1882	1
1883	3
1884	1
1885	3
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1889	4
1891	4
1892	4
1893	3
1895	1
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	6
1900	12
1901	15
1902	2
1903	14
1904	2
1905	20
1906	9
1907	8
1908	14
1909	17
1910	25
1911	26
1912	19
1913	41
1914	28
1915	47
1916	159
1917	48
1918	20
1919	29
1920	60
1921	108
1922	24
1923	80
1924	207
1925	94
1926	205
1927	85
1928	378
1929	582
1930	148
1931	224
1932	308
1933	269
1934	732
1935	464
1936	1,264
1937	308
1938	216
1939	325
1940	500
1941	308
1942	334
1943	478
1944	760
1945	1,032
1946	683
1947	421
1948	313
1949	354
1950	713
1951	487
1952	243
1953	290
1954	1,051
1955	472
1956	842
1957	660
1958	591
1959	537
1960	506
1961	665
1962	353
1963	1,010
1964	615
1965	561
1966	437
1967	439
1968	446
1969	345
1970	572
1971	590
1972	732
1973	417
1974	877
1975	2,015
1976	340
1977	898
1978	498
1979	997
1980	713
1981	1,264
1982	1,183
1983	832
1984	1,046
1985	804
1986	634
1987	1,577
1988	975
1989	951
1990	1,018
1991	719
1992	1,974
1993	812
1994	574
1995	675
1996	736
1997	1,155
1998	1,051
1999	1,486
2000	1,167
2001	890
2002	1,190
2003	971
2004	840
2005	1,138
2006	776
2007	874
2008	935
2009	1,008
2010	1,325
2011	1,491
2012	1,027
2013	847
2014	796
2015	528
2016	637
2017	570
2018	1,085
2019	535
2020	916
2021	1,250
2022	721
2023	1,289
2024	1,027
2025	1,476
2026	725

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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	111
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1