Weather Records on 30 April 2005

1,113 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 April 2005. Highest significance: Ningaloo, AU.

Key Facts for 30 April 2005

On 30 April 2005, 1,113 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
596 were record highs and 343 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 110 monthly and 994 daily.
Ningaloo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 116.0 mm (4.6 in) on 30 April 2005.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 443 records.

Record Map

1,113 stations

1,113 station records on 30 April 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 April 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Cardabia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Fall Rvr Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Exmouth Gulf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Learmonth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hill Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warroora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moultrie 2 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hazard Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bristow	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Simojovel (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skwentna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minilya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid/Cuatrovientos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,113 records

Records set or tied on 30 April 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 372, Lowest daily maximum 161, Highest daily minimum 224, Lowest daily minimum 182, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 30 April 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	372
Lowest daily maximum	161
Highest daily minimum	224
Lowest daily minimum	182
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 30 April 2005 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 110, daily 994.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

830 broken records

Margins by which the 830 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

30 April 2005

Top 20 records on 30 April 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 April 2005	Ningaloo, AU	monthly rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	82 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
30 April 2005	Cardabia, AU	monthly rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	72 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2005	Fall Rvr Mills, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2005	Exmouth Gulf, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2005	Williambury, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2005	Logan, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2005	Madison 3NNW, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2005	Marlinton, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2005	Holyoke, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2005	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2005	Podor, SN	daily high min	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	145 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2005	Hardy, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2005	Monticello 3 NE, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2005	Learmonth Airport, AU	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2005	Syracuse 1NE, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	111 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2005	Portland Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2005	Berea College, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	94 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2005	Pte de Chassiron, FR	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2005	Milan, IT	daily high min	18.2 C (64.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	200 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
30 April 2005	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	43 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2005. 2005 had 1,113 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 2005-04-30: 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 20	792
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1