Weather Records on 30 April 1972

497 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 April 1972. Highest significance: Arlington 1 W, US.

Key Facts for 30 April 1972

On 30 April 1972, 497 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 244 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 488 daily.
Arlington 1 W set an all-time record daily precipitation of 119.4 mm (4.7 in) on 30 April 1972.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 446 records.

Record Map

497 stations

497 station records on 30 April 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 April 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arlington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pocinhos (Joffily)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Protem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Longvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira Escura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Olinda (Andreza)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Loxahatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pereiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canguaretama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nouadhibou Port-Etienne	Mauritania	Record high minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Glade	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Natoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Picui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Soledade (Ibiapinopolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

497 records

Records set or tied on 30 April 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 186, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 30 April 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	186
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 30 April 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 488.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

402 broken records

Margins by which the 402 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 April 1972

Top 20 records on 30 April 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 April 1972	Arlington 1 W, US	all-time rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 April 1972	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1972	Ainsworth, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1972	Pocinhos (Joffily), BR	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1972	Protem, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1972	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1972	Roundup, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1972	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1972	Snyder, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1972	Longvale, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1972	Cachoeira Escura, BR	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1972	Kleinfontein, ZA	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1972	Nova Olinda (Andreza), BR	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1972	Loxahatchee, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1972	Tussenbeide, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1972	W Palm Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1972	Hill City Muni AP, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1972	Alexandria (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1972	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1972	Timbauba, BR	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	39 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1972. 1972 had 497 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	389
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2