Weather Records on 30 April 2016

969 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 30 April 2016. Highest significance: Jessieville, US.

Key Facts for 30 April 2016

On 30 April 2016, 969 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
312 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 916 daily.
Jessieville set a daily record precipitation of 145.8 mm (5.7 in) on 30 April 2016.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 444 records.

Record Map

969 stations

969 station records on 30 April 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 30 April 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jessieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Broken Bow 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Julesburg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Des Arc	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Keo	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Akrestrommen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Daingerfield 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dalton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
St George	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dalton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Idalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Desert Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	243.6 mm (9.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Big Springs	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mineola	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Phillips	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburg 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mooringsport 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Big Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hemingford	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rottweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burdett 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pipe Spring Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newhope 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kise Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sore Brekkom	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Skedsmo-Hellerud	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

969 records

Records set or tied on 30 April 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 181, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 429, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 30 April 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	181
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	429
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 30 April 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 53, daily 916.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

848 broken records

Margins by which the 848 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 2016

Top 20 records on 30 April 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 April 2016	Jessieville, US	daily rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2016	Broken Bow 1 N, US	monthly rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	73 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2016	Marshall, US	monthly rain	206.2 mm (8.1 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	50 years	71 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2016	Julesburg, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	99 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2016	Palestine 2 NE, US	monthly rain	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 years	70 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2016	Dardanelle, US	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	92 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2016	Des Arc, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2016	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2016	Julesburg, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	122 years	68 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2016	Yuma, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	122 years	67 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2016	Hope 3 NE, US	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	69 years	66 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2016	Keo, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2016	Wynne, US	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	92 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2016	Henderson, US	monthly rain	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	64 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2016	Akrestrommen, NO	monthly rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2016	Daingerfield 9 S, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70 years	63 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2016	Dalton, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 years	62 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2016	Monte Vista 2W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2016	Oshkosh, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)
30 April 2016	St George, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2016. 2016 had 969 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 50	762
50 to 100	43
100 to 150	24
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	8
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1