Weather Records on 8 April 1930

261 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 April 1930. Highest significance: Tunis, TN.

Key Facts for 8 April 1930

On 8 April 1930, 261 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
200 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 257 daily.
Tunis set a daily record precipitation of 28.8 mm (1.1 in) on 8 April 1930.
Across 157 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

261 stations

261 station records on 8 April 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 April 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tunis	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Haskell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Deer Park	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

261 records

Records set or tied on 8 April 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 27, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 April 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	27
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 April 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 257.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

212 broken records

Margins by which the 212 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 April 1930

Top 20 records on 8 April 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1930	Tunis, TN	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1930	Port Said, EG	daily high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1930	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	51 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1930	Tooele, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1930	Maryland, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1930	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1930	Orillia, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1930	New Braunfels, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1930	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1930	Ft Morgan, US	monthly high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1930	Havre Wb City, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1930	Delta, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1930	Porthill, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1930	Kimball 2NE, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1930	Gainesville, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1930	Uman, UA	daily rain	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1930	Fergana, UZ	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1930	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1930	Bingara (Keera), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 1930	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 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

1798 to 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1930. 1930 had 261 records.

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

Records on 04-08 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1809	3
1815	1
1830	1
1837	1
1838	1
1843	1
1847	1
1848	1
1854	1
1859	1
1860	1
1864	5
1865	1
1866	1
1871	3
1877	1
1879	1
1881	1
1883	2
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	4
1890	2
1894	3
1895	3
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	3
1900	7
1901	6
1902	9
1903	9
1904	7
1905	20
1906	4
1907	20
1908	18
1909	16
1910	20
1911	17
1912	84
1913	8
1914	42
1915	69
1916	100
1917	42
1918	43
1919	82
1920	90
1921	440
1922	117
1923	109
1924	194
1925	184
1926	164
1927	160
1928	450
1929	614
1930	261
1931	447
1932	105
1933	158
1934	190
1935	523
1936	662
1937	129
1938	813
1939	707
1940	254
1941	235
1942	359
1943	534
1944	283
1945	669
1946	337
1947	263
1948	569
1949	206
1950	932
1951	244
1952	562
1953	519
1954	322
1955	306
1956	621
1957	397
1958	360
1959	421
1960	366
1961	623
1962	470
1963	566
1964	814
1965	473
1966	315
1967	568
1968	499
1969	765
1970	399
1971	798
1972	1,636
1973	1,104
1974	559
1975	1,410
1976	383
1977	1,469
1978	822
1979	446
1980	755
1981	736
1982	2,690
1983	1,321
1984	1,041
1985	826
1986	901
1987	783
1988	1,224
1989	1,360
1990	907
1991	1,886
1992	534
1993	706
1994	678
1995	812
1996	1,289
1997	2,009
1998	1,101
1999	1,221
2000	817
2001	1,865
2002	761
2003	1,918
2004	676
2005	976
2006	680
2007	2,681
2008	896
2009	1,027
2010	1,128
2011	1,197
2012	407
2013	711
2014	715
2015	825
2016	924
2017	584
2018	1,745
2019	826
2020	916
2021	742
2022	930
2023	585
2024	1,256
2025	484
2026	407

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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 5	172
5 to 10	29
10 to 15	4
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	3
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	2