Weather Records on 30 April 1997

764 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 April 1997. Highest significance: Taipak, KZ.

Key Facts for 30 April 1997

On 30 April 1997, 764 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
281 were record highs and 267 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 712 daily.
Taipak set a monthly record daily precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 30 April 1997.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

764 stations

764 station records on 30 April 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 April 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	148.0 cm (58.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tequesquitengo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bencuti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	124.0 cm (48.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sappho 8 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mbulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record snow depth	233.0 cm (91.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kareeya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Itaimbe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sosnovka-1	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Termez	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hostotipaquillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Telpatlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Porsa II	Norway	Record snow depth	205.0 cm (80.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Martinez de la Torre (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orenburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ytre Solund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Storsteinnes I Balsfjord	Norway	Record snow depth	182.0 cm (71.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dividalen	Norway	Record snow depth	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Readstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westby 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bjorkasen	Norway	Record snow depth	144.0 cm (56.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sevilla/San Pablo	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hemavan	Sweden	Record snow depth	173.0 cm (68.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 8 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oelwein 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Turpan	China	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jyvaskyla Lentoasema	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zapaluta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

764 records

Records set or tied on 30 April 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 201, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 30 April 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	201
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 30 April 1997 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 50, daily 712.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

620 broken records

Margins by which the 620 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 930.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 April 1997

Top 20 records on 30 April 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 April 1997	Taipak, KZ	monthly rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 April 1997	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	148.0 cm (58.3 in)	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1997	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1997	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1997	Warren, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1997	Waterloo Muni AP, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1997	Rolla 1NE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1997	Postville, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1997	Tequesquitengo, MX	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1997	Bencuti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1997	Dubuque Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1997	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	28.4 C (83.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1997	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	130 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1997	Ankenes, NO	daily snow depth	124.0 cm (48.8 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1997	Crete 4ESE, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1997	Sappho 8 E, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1997	Newport, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1997	Sonnblick, AT	monthly rain	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1997	Lisboa Geofisica, PT	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 1997	Mbulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	40 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1997. 1997 had 764 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 200	600
200 to 400	12
400 to 600	5
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	2