Weather Records on 30 April 1976

783 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 April 1976. Highest significance: Beaufort Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 30 April 1976

On 30 April 1976, 783 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 379 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 751 daily.
Beaufort Wwtp set a daily record precipitation of 80.3 mm (3.2 in) on 30 April 1976.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

783 stations

783 station records on 30 April 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 April 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tehuantepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de San Antonio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	34.7 C (94.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carmo Do Cajuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Regnier	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record snow depth	185.0 cm (72.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Compton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leesville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newbicup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ozuluama	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trekpad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carcross	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lufkin Angelina Co AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

783 records

Records set or tied on 30 April 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 191, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 188, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 30 April 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	191
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	188
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 30 April 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 31, daily 751.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

656 broken records

Margins by which the 656 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 April 1976

Top 20 records on 30 April 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 April 1976	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 April 1976	Harlingen, US	all-time rain	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1976	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1976	Tehuantepec, MX	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1976	Paso de San Antonio, MX	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1976	Elliot, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1976	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1976	Wien, AT	daily low min	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1976	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	94 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1976	Candelaria (Smn), MX	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1976	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1976	Bamberg, DE	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1976	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	78 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1976	Springfield, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1976	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1976	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily low min	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1976	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low min	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	133 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1976	Podor, SN	daily low max	34.7 C (94.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	118 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1976	Gorlitz, DE	daily low min	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1976	Marshall, US	daily low max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	78 years	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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1976. 1976 had 783 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 100	646
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	3