Weather Records on 30 April 1936

373 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 April 1936. Highest significance: Baxter, US.

Key Facts for 30 April 1936

On 30 April 1936, 373 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
289 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 342 daily.
Baxter set a monthly record daily precipitation of 107.4 mm (4.2 in) on 30 April 1936.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

373 stations

373 station records on 30 April 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 April 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baxter	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dannemora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

373 records

Records set or tied on 30 April 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 216, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 73, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 30 April 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	216
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	73
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 30 April 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 342.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

276 broken records

Margins by which the 276 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 47.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 April 1936

Top 20 records on 30 April 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 April 1936	Baxter, US	monthly rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 April 1936	New London, US	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 April 1936	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1936	Willmar Wwtp, US	monthly rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1936	Eugene, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1936	Steytlerville (Mag), ZA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1936	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1936	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1936	Port Arthur, CA	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	57 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1936	Uniondale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1936	Northfield, US	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1936	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1936	Fairmont, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1936	Simcoe, CA	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1936	St. Petersburg, RU	monthly high min	11.3 C (52.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1936	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1936	Clark, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1936	Farmington, US	monthly high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1936	North Bridgton, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1936	Orman Dam, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	28 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

1795 to 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1936. 1936 had 373 records.

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

Records on 04-30 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1804	1
1809	1
1812	1
1814	2
1833	1
1840	1
1848	1
1850	1
1853	1
1854	1
1856	1
1859	1
1862	1
1864	1
1865	1
1866	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	4
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	5
1892	7
1894	1
1895	5
1896	3
1897	2
1898	6
1899	11
1900	4
1901	8
1902	13
1903	21
1904	11
1905	9
1906	16
1907	35
1908	28
1909	74
1910	17
1911	19
1912	18
1913	62
1914	8
1915	20
1916	21
1917	25
1918	28
1919	130
1920	70
1921	54
1922	138
1923	42
1924	96
1925	210
1926	331
1927	127
1928	130
1929	119
1930	232
1931	548
1932	145
1933	422
1934	443
1935	327
1936	373
1937	228
1938	282
1939	268
1940	526
1941	484
1942	1,163
1943	470
1944	286
1945	314
1946	301
1947	330
1948	912
1949	447
1950	671
1951	783
1952	435
1953	635
1954	1,224
1955	1,252
1956	908
1957	401
1958	482
1959	575
1960	507
1961	381
1962	617
1963	730
1964	339
1965	488
1966	740
1967	914
1968	928
1969	587
1970	1,189
1971	365
1972	497
1973	398
1974	822
1975	468
1976	783
1977	525
1978	631
1979	675
1980	545
1981	1,342
1982	504
1983	1,154
1984	1,519
1985	650
1986	660
1987	1,437
1988	808
1989	674
1990	977
1991	828
1992	1,808
1993	765
1994	1,499
1995	1,007
1996	1,637
1997	764
1998	857
1999	1,012
2000	1,046
2001	900
2002	1,171
2003	927
2004	703
2005	1,113
2006	778
2007	996
2008	1,260
2009	660
2010	921
2011	636
2012	819
2013	732
2014	946
2015	380
2016	969
2017	1,450
2018	708
2019	700
2020	1,476
2021	1,167
2022	499
2023	782
2024	705
2025	489
2026	365

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 30 April 1936
Margin	Records
0 to 10	252
10 to 20	13
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2