Weather Records on 7 April 1930

327 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 April 1930. Highest significance: Towanda 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 7 April 1930

On 7 April 1930, 327 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 319 daily.
Towanda 1 S set a daily record precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 7 April 1930.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

327 stations

327 station records on 7 April 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 April 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

327 records

Records set or tied on 7 April 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 159, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 7 April 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	159
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 7 April 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 319.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

281 broken records

Margins by which the 281 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 April 1930

Top 20 records on 7 April 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 April 1930	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1930	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	monthly rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1930	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 1930	Belvidere, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1930	Cortland, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1930	Mount Florance, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1930	Tooele, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1930	Owen Sound, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1930	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1930	Addison, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1930	Great Falls, US	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1930	Oneonta 1 S, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1930	Paterson, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	61 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1930	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1930	Fillmore, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1930	Laurel 3 W, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1930	Gettysburg, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1930	Quakertown, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1930	Granite Reef Dam, US	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1930	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	24 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

1800 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1930. 1930 had 327 records.

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

Records on 04-07 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1808	1
1809	3
1811	1
1815	2
1839	1
1844	1
1851	1
1854	2
1858	2
1859	1
1863	1
1864	4
1865	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	2
1876	2
1880	1
1881	3
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	3
1891	2
1893	3
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	7
1898	3
1899	8
1900	5
1901	6
1902	14
1903	10
1904	11
1905	12
1906	2
1907	33
1908	20
1909	33
1910	24
1911	24
1912	59
1913	55
1914	23
1915	33
1916	62
1917	83
1918	37
1919	157
1920	63
1921	319
1922	57
1923	83
1924	138
1925	152
1926	343
1927	99
1928	378
1929	835
1930	327
1931	406
1932	132
1933	174
1934	230
1935	381
1936	1,184
1937	170
1938	803
1939	956
1940	294
1941	258
1942	420
1943	720
1944	166
1945	356
1946	397
1947	278
1948	734
1949	237
1950	1,030
1951	311
1952	491
1953	425
1954	514
1955	198
1956	458
1957	293
1958	358
1959	384
1960	532
1961	665
1962	572
1963	630
1964	457
1965	342
1966	302
1967	569
1968	302
1969	449
1970	494
1971	1,260
1972	1,290
1973	722
1974	576
1975	1,305
1976	329
1977	1,050
1978	686
1979	691
1980	497
1981	353
1982	3,747
1983	1,517
1984	583
1985	599
1986	901
1987	724
1988	1,402
1989	1,386
1990	813
1991	2,007
1992	693
1993	590
1994	1,144
1995	897
1996	1,112
1997	1,996
1998	1,231
1999	898
2000	634
2001	1,556
2002	755
2003	2,205
2004	554
2005	1,002
2006	856
2007	2,249
2008	807
2009	1,183
2010	1,691
2011	1,187
2012	514
2013	693
2014	936
2015	658
2016	793
2017	692
2018	1,980
2019	604
2020	529
2021	758
2022	818
2023	844
2024	1,360
2025	645
2026	381

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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	254
10 to 20	19
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1