Weather Records on 30 April 1944

286 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 April 1944. Highest significance: Mexia, US.

Key Facts for 30 April 1944

On 30 April 1944, 286 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 279 daily.
Mexia set a daily record precipitation of 104.6 mm (4.1 in) on 30 April 1944.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

286 stations

286 station records on 30 April 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 April 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minneola	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madhugiri	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hassan Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flint	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Naples 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bookara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Daflating	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tufanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carnarvon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 734 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamelin Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carnamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berens River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mildred	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nangetty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

286 records

Records set or tied on 30 April 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 181, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 30 April 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 30 April 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 279.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

247 broken records

Margins by which the 247 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 April 1944

Top 20 records on 30 April 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 April 1944	Mexia, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1944	Hewitt, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1944	Golaghat, IN	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1944	Menard, US	monthly rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1944	Dongara, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1944	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1944	Minneola, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1944	Clifton 10 E, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1944	Navalgund, IN	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1944	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	69 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1944	Griggsville, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1944	Madhugiri, IN	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1944	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1944	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1944	McKinney Muni AP, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1944	Llano, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1944	Hassan Obsy, IN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1944	Wamego 4 W, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1944	Graham, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1944	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	65 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1944. 1944 had 286 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	223
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1