Weather Records on 30 April 1950

671 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 April 1950. Highest significance: Cambridge City 3 N, US.

Key Facts for 30 April 1950

On 30 April 1950, 671 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 439 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 653 daily.
Cambridge City 3 N set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 30 April 1950.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

671 stations

671 station records on 30 April 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 April 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph 5 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ballantine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vickery 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winter	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Portal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

671 records

Records set or tied on 30 April 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 248, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 191, Heaviest daily rainfall 58, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 30 April 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	248
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	191
Heaviest daily rainfall	58
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 30 April 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 653.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

554 broken records

Margins by which the 554 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 April 1950

Top 20 records on 30 April 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 April 1950	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1950	Mayville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1950	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1950	Randolph 5 NNE, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1950	Rushville, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1950	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1950	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1950	University, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1950	Roseau, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1950	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1950	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1950	Hot Springs, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1950	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1950	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1950	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1950	Park Falls Dnr HQ, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1950	Armagh, GB	daily high min	9.9 C (49.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1950	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1950	Inwood 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
30 April 1950	Big Timber, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 years	33 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1950. 1950 had 671 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 50	530
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2