Weather Records on 30 April 1956

908 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 April 1956. Highest significance: Lakkireddipalam, IN.

Key Facts for 30 April 1956

On 30 April 1956, 908 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 229 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 840 daily.
Lakkireddipalam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 106.4 mm (4.2 in) on 30 April 1956.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

908 stations

908 station records on 30 April 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 April 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lakkireddipalam	India	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bukkapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cuddapah	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hosadurga	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	214.4 mm (8.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Holalkhere	India	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kamalapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hadagalli	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vallam	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vayalpad	India	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Badvel	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rajampet	India	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Channagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttiadi	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kudligi	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chiknayakanihall	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	63.1 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chinaganjam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagamandala	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tiptur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Piler(Pileru)	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bellary	India	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kamilaroi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sirsi	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnur(Ponnuru)	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Siddapur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bagepalli	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

908 records

Records set or tied on 30 April 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 88, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 141, Heaviest daily rainfall 514, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 30 April 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	88
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	141
Heaviest daily rainfall	514
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 30 April 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 68, daily 840.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

815 broken records

Margins by which the 815 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 157.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 April 1956

Top 20 records on 30 April 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 April 1956	Lakkireddipalam, IN	monthly rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 April 1956	Caiwarro, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 April 1956	Bukkapatnam, IN	monthly rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 April 1956	Tirupati, IN	monthly rain	222.3 mm (8.8 in)	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	17 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 April 1956	Cuddapah, IN	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 April 1956	Ennore Obsy, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1956	Stamford Station, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1956	Hosadurga, IN	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1956	Baratria, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1956	Katandra, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1956	Whitewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1956	Bulloo Downs, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1956	Shikarpur, IN	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1956	Alipurduar, IN	monthly rain	214.4 mm (8.4 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1956	Holalkhere, IN	monthly rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1956	Venkatagiri, IN	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1956	Nellore, IN	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1956	Koppa(Balgadi), IN	monthly rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1956	Mudigere, IN	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1956	Landsborough Downs, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)

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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1956. 1956 had 908 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	595
20 to 40	142
40 to 60	56
60 to 80	15
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1