Weather Records on 30 April 1946

301 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 April 1946. Highest significance: Arkadelphia 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 30 April 1946

On 30 April 1946, 301 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 288 daily.
Arkadelphia 2 N set a daily record precipitation of 84.3 mm (3.3 in) on 30 April 1946.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

301 stations

301 station records on 30 April 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 April 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gangarampur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grenora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yonna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deerfield Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barsoe	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narada Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wapashoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khutauna	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Borio	India	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dullabcherra	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Araria	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

301 records

Records set or tied on 30 April 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 30 April 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 30 April 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 288.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

226 broken records

Margins by which the 226 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

30 April 1946

Top 20 records on 30 April 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 April 1946	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1946	Baunsi, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1946	New Orleans Audubon, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1946	Gangarampur, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1946	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1946	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1946	Grenora, US	monthly high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1946	Subiaco, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1946	Canyon Ferry, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1946	Arlington, US	daily low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1946	College STN 6 SW, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1946	Plain Dealing, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1946	Henderson, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1946	St Louis St Louis UNIV, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1946	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1946	Durant, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1946	Trinidad 2 SSE, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	43 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1946	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	51 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1946	Paripiranga, BR	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1946	Golconda, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 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

1795 to 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1946. 1946 had 301 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	206
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1