Weather Records on 30 April 1968

928 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 April 1968. Highest significance: Aramac Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 30 April 1968

On 30 April 1968, 928 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 891 daily.
Aramac Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 109.0 mm (4.3 in) on 30 April 1968.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

928 stations

928 station records on 30 April 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 April 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cressy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bassett Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kingscote (Karinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Penneshaw	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glenloth Shingle Hut Hmsd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Willsons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Murrays Lagoon (Bayside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rtiscevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Comongin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Westmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Werribee Research Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chandgad	India	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mirtna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fort William	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lexton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Ringo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Darbys Falls (Riverslea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Needles Eye (Ventnor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blair Athol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wyangala Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lara Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Linton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Second Valley (Poolamacca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Braeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adavale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvannamalai	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

928 records

Records set or tied on 30 April 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 176, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 593, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 30 April 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	176
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	593
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 30 April 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 37, daily 891.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

821 broken records

Margins by which the 821 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 April 1968

Top 20 records on 30 April 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 April 1968	Aramac Post Office, AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
30 April 1968	Cressy, AU	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 April 1968	Lovely Banks (Reservoir), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 April 1968	Bassett Downs, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1968	Kingscote (Karinga), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1968	Second Valley (Spring Grove), AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1968	Penneshaw, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1968	Dunbar Station, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1968	Gilberton, AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1968	Mount Morris, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1968	Glenloth Shingle Hut Hmsd, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1968	Willsons River, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1968	Pine Hill Railway Station, AU	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1968	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	20.8 C (69.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1968	Murrays Lagoon (Bayside), AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1968	Alpha Post Office, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1968	Betanga, AU	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1968	Rtiscevo, RU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1968	Comongin North, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1968	Blackwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	49 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1968. 1968 had 928 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	676
20 to 40	102
40 to 60	32
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1