Weather Records on 30 April 1994

1,499 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 April 1994. Highest significance: West Bend, US.

Key Facts for 30 April 1994

On 30 April 1994, 1,499 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
418 were record highs and 620 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 1,435 daily.
West Bend set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 30 April 1994.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

1,499 stations

1,499 station records on 30 April 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 April 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
West Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Mounds 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spearman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Esbon 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw Markland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mankato	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,499 records

Records set or tied on 30 April 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 207, Lowest daily maximum 483, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 130, Deepest snow cover 108.

Records on 30 April 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	207
Lowest daily maximum	483
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	130
Deepest snow cover	108

Records on 30 April 1994 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 64, daily 1,435.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,231 broken records

Margins by which the 1,231 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 198.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 April 1994

Top 20 records on 30 April 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 April 1994	West Bend, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	97 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 April 1994	Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 April 1994	Darlington Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	92 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 April 1994	Hissar, IN	monthly rain	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	0 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1994	Charleston, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1994	Bradshaw, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	94 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1994	Culbertson, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	103 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1994	West Bend, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1994	Lebanon, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1994	Port Washington, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1994	Jodhpur, IN	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1994	Boonville 1S, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1994	Guide Rock, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1994	Hastings 4N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1994	Perryton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1994	Columbus Junction, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1994	Meade, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1994	Blue Mounds 6 SSE, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1994	Tenerife/Los Rodeos, ES	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1994	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	48 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1994. 1994 had 1,499 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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Data for records on 1994-04-30: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	1,048
25 to 50	84
50 to 75	67
75 to 100	16
100 to 125	9
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	4
175 to 200	3