Weather Records on 30 April 2004

703 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 April 2004. Highest significance: Groot Ammers, NL.

Key Facts for 30 April 2004

On 30 April 2004, 703 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
220 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 667 daily.
Groot Ammers set a monthly record daily precipitation of 67.2 mm (2.6 in) on 30 April 2004.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 445 records.

Record Map

703 stations

703 station records on 30 April 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 April 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Groot Ammers	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Eindhoven-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gouda	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rybinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gorinchem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Quambone (Carwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Nacional (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Atmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hoogerheide	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mareeba Qwrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Dell Oro	France	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Las Pocitas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krabbendijke	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vaals	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Oxley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
The Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Teloloapan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashford (Burrabogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Songpan	China	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bakchar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elba	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dolores	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dolores	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haines AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam (Muirne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Tibia	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chicapa de Castro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.2 C (108.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

703 records

Records set or tied on 30 April 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 313, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 30 April 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	313
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 30 April 2004 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 33, daily 667.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

592 broken records

Margins by which the 592 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 April 2004

Top 20 records on 30 April 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 April 2004	Groot Ammers, NL	monthly rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2004	Eindhoven-1, NL	monthly rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2004	Gouda, NL	monthly rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2004	Rybinsk, RU	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2004	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	91 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2004	Gorinchem, NL	monthly rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2004	Quambone (Carwell), AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2004	Puente Nacional (Cfe), MX	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2004	Atmore, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2004	Coupeville 1 S, US	monthly high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2004	Lampasas, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2004	Hoogerheide, NL	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2004	Bareilly, IN	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2004	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2004	Mareeba Qwrc, AU	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2004	Detour Village, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2004	Warruwi, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2004	Weabonga (Monomeeth), AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2004	Paradis 7 S, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2004	Makaweli 965, US	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	97 years	42 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2004. 2004 had 703 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 20	543
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1