Weather Records on 30 April 2002

1,171 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 April 2002. Highest significance: Keno, US.

Key Facts for 30 April 2002

On 30 April 2002, 1,171 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
650 were record highs and 264 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 93 monthly and 1,072 daily.
Keno set a daily record precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 30 April 2002.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

1,171 stations

1,171 station records on 30 April 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 April 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Keno	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ft Jones Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Knoll W C	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Copco #1 Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Asker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kilegrend	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maudal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amotsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Green Springs Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kviteseid - Moen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hole	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ljosland - Monen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jourerdine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dovland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wattoning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Suaqui Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lunner	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kjelsas I Sorkedalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zapopan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oltedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,171 records

Records set or tied on 30 April 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 364, Lowest daily maximum 199, Highest daily minimum 286, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 30 April 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	364
Lowest daily maximum	199
Highest daily minimum	286
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 30 April 2002 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 93, daily 1,072.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

854 broken records

Margins by which the 854 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 April 2002

Top 20 records on 30 April 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 April 2002	Keno, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2002	Ft Jones Rs, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2002	Naalehu 14, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2002	Oak Knoll W C, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2002	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2002	Sviland, NO	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2002	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	103 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2002	Copco #1 Dam, US	monthly rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2002	Waverly, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2002	Marshall, US	monthly high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2002	Asker, NO	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2002	Kilegrend, NO	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2002	Maudal, NO	daily rain	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2002	Eastport, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2002	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2002	Amotsdal, NO	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2002	Green Springs Pwr Plt, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2002	Kviteseid - Moen, NO	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2002	Yreka, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2002	Keno, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	73 years	44 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2002. 2002 had 1,171 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	839
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1