Weather Records on 30 April 1962

617 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 April 1962. Highest significance: Karkaralinsk, KZ.

Key Facts for 30 April 1962

On 30 April 1962, 617 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
256 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 577 daily.
Karkaralinsk set a daily record precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 30 April 1962.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

617 stations

617 station records on 30 April 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 April 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karkaralinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Linden	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Lock 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton Salines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darauli	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tahlequah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 7 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arcade	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehall	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Doniphan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

617 records

Records set or tied on 30 April 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 191, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 30 April 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	191
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 30 April 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 40, daily 577.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

473 broken records

Margins by which the 473 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 April 1962

Top 20 records on 30 April 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 April 1962	Karkaralinsk, KZ	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 April 1962	Bay City, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1962	Hemlock, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1962	Joliet, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1962	Linden, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1962	Hope, US	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1962	Frankfort Lock 19, US	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1962	Grand Meadow, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1962	Laverton Salines, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1962	Spier Falls, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1962	Angelica, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1962	Flemington Racecourse, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1962	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1962	Darauli, IN	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1962	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1962	Sallisaw 2 NW, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1962	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	94 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1962	Russellville, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1962	St Andrews, CA	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1962	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	62 years	36 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1962. 1962 had 617 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 50	468
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1